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Mr. Tom Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
The sound of a match lighting
Hi
When one lights a match, a sound something like ssshhhh is produced. Could you please tell me how to say that in natural English?
He loved listening to the ____________ of a match each time he lit it.
(The sound is given here.)
Thanks,
Tom
When one lights a match, a sound something like ssshhhh is produced. Could you please tell me how to say that in natural English?
He loved listening to the ____________ of a match each time he lit it.
(The sound is given here.)
Thanks,
Tom
Top answer
"fizz" is a possibility.
- "fizz" is a possibility.
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Thanks, GPY.
So are these possible?
He loved listening to the fizz of a match each time he lit one.
The match lit with a deep fizz.
[The collocation I made myself -- sometimes if you light a match during a cold, quiet night, the fizz is really deep, I feel.
Tom
So are these possible?
He loved listening to the fizz of a match each time he lit one.
The match lit with a deep fizz.
[The collocation I made myself -- sometimes if you light a match during a cold, quiet night, the fizz is really deep, I feel.
Tom
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Mr. TomHe loved listening to the fizz of a match each time he lit one.Yes, this sounds fine to me.
Mr. TomThe match lit with a deep fizz.I guess "a deep fizz" is not totally impossible, but it does not sound very likely to me.
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Mr. TomHe loved listening to the __________ of a match each time he lit it.Because of the similarity of the sound I might be inclined to borrow the word "chiff".
chiff: the initial sound made by air leaving the mouth of a wind instrument (such as an organ flue pipe or a flute) at the attack of a note <The chiff is a sudden, short-lived bur
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