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sizzles

  • plural
    of sizzle.
    sizzle
    verb (used without object)
    to make a hissing sound, as in frying or burning.
  • present tense form
    of sizzle (3rd person singular).
    sizzle
    verb (used without object)
    to make a hissing sound, as in frying or burning.

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Recorded in just three days, this album of blues covers sizzles.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

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

Chicken drumsticks simmer in a sticky sauce; a whole fish sizzles in a frying pan; an unctuous golden curry bubbles.

From New York Times Nov. 22, 2023

Then, with a gasp I can’t contain, I shift my hand forward, and my blood sizzles on the coals.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth