Sizz — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

express or utter with a hiss

make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɪz/

1 syllable Say it as /sˈɪz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sibilate hiss siss

Word Forms

hiss	noun	a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
hissing	noun	a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
sibilation	noun	pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound
sibilant	noun	a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
hisser	noun	someone who communicates disapproval by hissing
sibilant	adjective	of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

brutzeln

mit einem Zischen ausdrücken oder äußern

🇫🇷French

grésiller

exprimer ou prononcer avec un sifflement

🇪🇸Spanish

chisporroteo

expresar o pronunciar con un silbido

🇮🇹Italian

sfrigolio

esprimere o pronunciare con un sibilo

🇳🇱Dutch

sissen

uiten of uiten met een sissend geluid

🇵🇹Portuguese

chiado

expressar ou pronunciar com um silvo

🇷🇺Russian

шипение

выразить или произнести с шипением

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सिस

फुसफुसाहट के साथ व्यक्त या उच्चारण करना

🇮🇳Tamil

சிஸ்ஸ்

கூச்சலுடன் வெளிப்படுத்தவும் அல்லது உச்சரிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

సిజ్

ఒక హిస్‌తో వ్యక్తపరచండి లేదా చెప్పండి

🇮🇳Gujarati

સિઝ

હિસ સાથે વ્યક્ત કરો અથવા ઉચ્ચાર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಿಜ್

ಹಿಸ್‌ನೊಂದಿಗೆ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಉಚ್ಚರಿಸು

🇵🇰Urdu

سیز

ہس کے ساتھ اظہار کریں یا بولیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

嘶嘶声

用嘶嘶声表达或说出

🇯🇵Japanese

シズル

ヒスという音を立てて表現する、または発声する

🇰🇷Korean

지글지글

쉿하는 소리로 표현하거나 말하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ôi

bày tỏ hoặc thốt ra với một tiếng rít

🇹🇭Thai

ฉี่

แสดงหรือพูดด้วยเสียงฟู่

🇮🇩Indonesian

mendesis

mengungkapkan atau mengucapkan dengan desisan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أزيز

التعبير أو النطق مع الهسهسة

🇮🇷Persian

صدای سوزش

با صدای خش خش بیان یا بیان کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

cızırtı

tıslayarak ifade etmek veya söylemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

רחש

להביע או להשמיע ברעש

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The primary meaning of 'sizz' is 'express or utter with a hiss'.

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