Definition of "sizz" []

• Fizz (noun)
• To fizz (verb)

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• "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."
• "The fuse begins to "sizz" and sputter and a spiral of smoke, like that from a smouldering fag, rises from it."
• "When that fuse begins to smoke and "sizz" you want to say good-bye to it as soon as possible, so Tommy with all his might chucks it over the top and crouches against the parapet, waiting for the explosion."