Sizz (Verb)
Meaning 1
Make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The teacher let out a loud sizz as the students started talking during the test.
- The actress gave a sizz when a reporter asked a rude question at the press conference.
- The audience responded with a united sizz of disapproval when the politician slipped up.
- The student nurse received a sizz from her instructor for making a careless mistake.
- The comedian heard a loud sizz from the crowd when he made a joke about the city's new policy.
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Meaning 2
Express or utter with a hiss.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The angry cat's warning came with a menacing tone as it began to sizz in frustration.
- The snake sizzed softly, its rattle raised in a silent threat to potential predators nearby.
- When asked the rude question, she sizzed out a disapproving retort, keeping her cool intact.
- Overwhelmed with irritation, the sizz escaped her lips before she could suppress the outburst.
- Disgusted by the film's graphic content, Sarah sizzed in distaste as she flipped the channel.