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SIZZ
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sizz mean?
• SIZZ (verb)
The verb SIZZ has 2 senses:
1. express or utter with a hiss
2. make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
Familiarity information: SIZZ used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Express or utter with a hiss
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
Hypernyms (to "sizz" is one way to...):
mouth; speak; talk; utter; verbalise; verbalize (express in speech)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 2
Meaning:
Make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
Hypernyms (to "sizz" is one way to...):
emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
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