Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A hissing or hiss.
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- verb Present participle of
hizz .
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Examples
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Away the lance went hizzing, and reached even to the belt of the averted Ancient, upon which, lightly grazing, it fell to the ground.
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Away the lance went hizzing, and reached even to the belt of the averted
The Battle of the Books and other Short Pieces Jonathan Swift 1706
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"Millions of zizzies came hizzing with little hizzers on their heads and under their legs.
Rootabaga Stories Carl Sandburg 1922
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