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 

• SIZZ (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Express or utter with a hiss

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

hiss; sibilate; siss; sizz

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:

hiss; sibilate; siss; sizz

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