SIZZ
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)
Meaning:
Express or utter with a hiss
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
siss; sizz; hiss; sibilate
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
Meaning:
Make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
hiss; siss; sizz; sibilate
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
