Sibilate
111whiz — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. rush, scoot (see haste). n., slang, expert, ace, crackerjack. See skill. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. clever person, prodigy, wonder, star, genius, gifted child, gifted person, marvel. v. Syn. speed,… …
112fizz — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A hissing sound] Syn. hissing, sputtering, bubbling; see noise 1 . 2. [A drink] Syn. soda, soda water, cocktail, pop; see drink 2 , 3 , soda . v. Syn. effervesce, bubble up, hiss, sputter; see bubble . II (Roget s 3… …
113whoosh — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make a sharp sibilant sound: fizz, fizzle, hiss, sibilate, sizzle, swish, whiz. See SOUNDS …
114hiss — I. n. Sibilation, hissing. II. v. n. 1. Sibilate. 2. Whiz, shrill, whistle, whir. III. v. a. Condemn by hisses, scout, ridicule, damn …
115hiss — 1. verb 1) the escaping gas hissed Syn: fizz, fizzle, whistle, wheeze; rare sibilate 2) the audience hissed Syn: jeer, catcall, boo, heckle, whistle, hoot; scoff, jibe …
116buzz — n 1. hum, murmur, bombination; drone, purr, whirring; sibilation, hiss, whizz; sigh, rustle, sough. 2. rumor, report, gossip, hearsay, Inf. scuttlebutt, scandal; small talk, chitchat. v 3. hum, murmur, bombilate, bombinate, whisper; whizz, whir,… …
117crinkle — v 1. turn, bend, crankle, buckle; wind, coil, twist. 2. wrinkle, crimple, cockle, crumple, knit, shrivel, pucker, gather, smock, tuck; crimp, flute, ruffle, scallop; corrugate, furrow, groove, ridge, striate; ripple, wave, curl, friz, frizzle. 3 …
118drone — I n parasite, leech, sponger, Inf. sponge, Inf. deadbeat; do nothing, idler, fainéant, loafer, Inf. bum, sluggard, slugabed, lazybones; laggard, loiterer, lounger, lingerer, trifler, dawdler, dallier; daydreamer, lotus eater; shirker, goldbrick,… …
119fizz — v 1. hiss, sibilate, sputter, fizzle, swish, sizzle, rustle, buzz, whiz; effervesce, ferment, bubble, sparkle, froth, fume. n 2. hissing sound, sibilation, sputter, fizzle, swish, sizzle, rustle, buzz, whiz; effervescence, fermentation, sparkling …
120fizzle — v 1. hiss, sibilate, sputter, fizz, swish, sizzle, rustle, buzz, whiz; effervesce, bubble, sparkle, aerate, foam, froth, spume. 2.Informal. Often fizzle out fail, miscarry, abort, founder; misfire, collapse, cave in, come to nothing, fall short,… …
