zischen
Translation
to hiss, to sizzle, to whiz, to fizz
Examples
Die Schlange zischt bedrohlich.
The snake hisses menacingly.
Das Öl zischt in der heißen Pfanne.
The oil sizzles in the hot pan.
Die Kugel zischte an seinem Ohr vorbei.
The bullet whizzed past his ear.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) zischen to hiss/sizzle The snake zischens.
Similar Words
Synonyms: fauchen (to hiss, of a cat), brutzeln (to sizzle)
Etymology
Onomatopoeic, imitating the sound of hissing or sizzling.
Memory Tips
The word 'zischen' sounds like the noise it describes. Think of a snake's 'hiss' or the 'sizzle' of a hot pan.