sizzle

[ siz-uhl ]
/ ˈsɪz əl /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR sizzle ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used without object), siz·zled, siz·zling.

to make a hissing sound, as in frying or burning.
Informal. to be very hot: It's sizzling out.
Informal. to be very angry; harbor deep resentment: I'm still sizzling over that insult.

verb (used with object), siz·zled, siz·zling.

to fry or burn with or as if with a hissing sound: to sizzle steaks on the grill; The sun sizzles the pavement.

noun

a sizzling sound.

QUIZZES

TAKE ROUND 2 OF OUR PSAT VOCABULARY QUIZ!

Here is our second set of teacher-selected PSAT vocabulary words. Do you know the meanings of these terms?
Question 1 of 10
advocate
to give up possession or occupancy of.
to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly.
to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of sizzle

1595–1605; imitative; see -le

OTHER WORDS FROM sizzle

siz·zler, nounsiz·zling·ly, adverb

Words nearby sizzle

sized, sizeism, sizer, sizing, sizy, sizzle, sizzler, sizzling, siècle, siècle d'or, sj
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Words related to sizzle

grill, sear, crackle, fizzle, roast, sputter, broil, brown, swish, spit, whisper, sibilate, whiz, buzz, cook, wheeze, fizz, frizzle

Example sentences from the Web for sizzle

British Dictionary definitions for sizzle

sizzle
/ (ˈsɪzəl) /

verb (intr)

to make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat
informal to be very hot
informal to be very angry

noun

a hissing sound

Word Origin for sizzle

C17: of imitative origin. Compare siss (now dialect) to hiss, West Frisian size, siizje. See also fizz and fizzle
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