zizz
Britishnoun
verb
Etymology
Origin of zizz
C20: of imitative origin
Example Sentences
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Very deftly he extricated the poor little Zizz, and held it out for Sara to see, still buzzing its wings as furiously as it could, with so much syrup on them.
From The Garden of the Plynck by Minard, Florence
"Sara will have to frown on her," he said, "as she did on the Zizz."
From The Garden of the Plynck by Minard, Florence
It fanned its wings as furiously as a Zizz; it was as wild as a moon-moth in a net, or a bird you hold in your hand.
From The Garden of the Plynck by Minard, Florence
But she knew she owed it to the poor little Zizz, so she tried with all her might to think only of fractions and asparagus.
From The Garden of the Plynck by Minard, Florence
It would be good to think of, anyhow, she decided; and as she thought of it, the wings of the Zizz began to dry so fast that they fairly sang.
From The Garden of the Plynck by Minard, Florence
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