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Meanings of sizz in English

Portuguese
assobiar
Catalan
xiuxiuejar

Make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval.

        assobiar
        Usage of sizz in English
        1
        He simply drew the bedclothes around himself and let the rocket sizz.
        The Story of Paul Boyton: Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the...
        2
        With one grand sizz the three rockets went up into the air simultaneously.
        Young Hunters of the Lake; or, Out with Rod and Gun
        3
        The fire crackled and danced, and something sizz-z-zled!
        A Collection of Beatrix Potter Stories
        4
        The fuse begins to "sizz" and sputter and a spiral of smoke, like that from a smouldering fag, rises from it.
        "Over the Top," by an American Soldier Who Went / Together with ...
        5
        Some of the fuses issued in those days would burn down in a second or two, while others would "sizz" for a week before exploding.
        "Over the Top," by an American Soldier Who Went / Together with ...
        6
        "That's a lie, first sizz out of the syphon," broke in another voice.
        One Wonderful Night: A Romance of New York
        Frequent collocations
        Translations for sizz
        Sizz through the time