sizzle
verb (used without object)
to make a hissing sound, as in frying or burning.
sizzles
-
pluralof sizzle.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
-
present tense formof sizzle (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
sizzleverb (used without object)to make a hissing sound, as in frying or burning.
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.
Produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch and written by his frequent collaborator Samson Raphaelson, this Paramount picture, running a pert 82 minutes, positively shimmers with wit and sizzles with innuendo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
The perfectly red fillet cut sizzles in the pan, its juices releasing a meaty aroma.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025
It’s a movie where music sizzles and wails out of every pore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025
Flavorful street food sizzles on every corner, rickshaws and scooters blare their horns in symphonic competition, and cats and dogs thread between your legs as pedestrians shuffle shoulder to shoulder.
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2024
By the time they reach Amelia Court House, on April 4, electricity sizzles through the ranks.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
