sizzle

American  

[siz-uhl] / ˈsɪz əl /

verb (used without object)

sizzled, sizzling

1. to make a hissing sound, as in frying or burning.

   Synonyms:

   hiss, crackle, spatter, sputter

2. Informal. to be very hot.

   It's sizzling out.

3. Informal. to be very angry; harbor deep resentment.

   I'm still sizzling over that insult.

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verb (used with object)

sizzled, sizzling

1. to fry or burn with or as if with a hissing sound.

   to sizzle steaks on the grill; The sun sizzles the pavement.

noun

1. a sizzling sound.

sizzle British  

/ ˈsɪzəl /

verb

1. to make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat

2. informal to be very hot

3. informal to be very angry

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noun

1. a hissing sound

Other Word Forms

• sizzler noun
• sizzlingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of sizzle

1595–1605; imitative; -le

Example Sentences

Back home, after the train ride, I washed and dried the mushrooms and sent them sizzling into a pan with shallots, garlic, salt, pepper and an indecent amount of smoked paprika.

From Salon

But the sizzle soon turned into a fizzle.

From Barron's

The added sizzle raises new questions that have little to do with the impact of tariffs, government spending, or other details contained in the GDP report.

From Barron's

Now, a merger with a fusion-energy company aims to capitalize on the latest sizzling—and speculative—market: the AI boom’s insatiable appetite for power.

From The Wall Street Journal

I have simmer-y nerves on a normal day, but today my nerves are already sizzling pretty good and we haven’t even gotten to school yet.

From Literature

Related Words

• broil
• crackle
• fizzle
• grill
• roast
• sear
• sputter