s-s-sh-s-s-sh

Updated: August 17, 2026

'An' here's 'is pal Whistling Willie, said a third, and they sat listening to the rise-and-fall whistling s-s-sh-s-s-sh of a high-angle shell. As the whistle rose to a shriek, the group of men half made a move to duck, but they were too late, and the shell burst with a thunderous bang just short of the front parapet.

Boyd Cable - Between the Lines