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  • present participle of sizzle.
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sizzling

British  
/ ˈsɪzlɪŋ /

adjective

  1. extremely hot

  2. very passionate or erotic

    a sizzling sex scene

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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I did the same: three dishes for lunch on my own, a whole fried fish in a sweet-tart sauce, braised pork in a clay pot, and tofu in a sizzling skillet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

The smell hits first, garlic and char on skewered meat, chiles brushed over buns, oyster sauce mingling with the syrupy edge of black vinegar on sizzling noodles.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

For many, the smell of charcoal and sizzling meat is the scent of summer.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

A brush fire erupted on the border of Los Angeles and Ventura counties amid sizzling temperatures Thursday afternoon, prompting evacuation warnings near Lake Piru.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

The word “son” burns like a little fire sizzling my skin.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

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