swizzing

Updated: May 16, 2025

The row was deafening first a terrific bang, then a swizzing through the air with a sound like a sob, and then a plop at the other end where it had exploded somewhere. At first, as with all newcomers in the firing line, we ducked our heads as the shells went over, to a roar of delight from the men, but in time we gave that up.

Pat Beauchamp Washington - Fanny Goes to War