sizzler
Britishnoun
-
something that sizzles
-
informal a very hot day
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
She hit a couple of sizzler forehands that found the lines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Crysencio Summerville's "sizzler" of a goal helps Netherlands retake the lead against Japan in their Group F fixture at the 2026 World Cup.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Last month, the city experienced six days at 90 degrees or hotter, including a 94-degree sizzler on June 2.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 16, 2020
Archer comes back with a sizzler, cutting in off the seam and almost going over off stump as Smith leaves.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 4, 2019
Then somebody wired to the concern that they had been stuck good and fine, and they gave me a sizzler of a call-down in a night message.
From Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 by Holman Day
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
