sizzle
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.
to fry or burn with or as if with a hissing sound: to sizzle steaks on the grill; The sun sizzles the pavement.
a sizzling sound.
Origin of sizzle
1Other words for sizzle
Other words from sizzle
- sizzler, noun
- siz·zling·ly, adverb
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How to use sizzle in a sentence
Stanford, meanwhile, looks as complete as any team in the field, with the defending champs featuring sizzle and an ensemble that can beat you at both ends.
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As soon as everything started to sizzle hard, lots of water was added to the pot along with a small handful of salt.
Two Chickens, an Old Guitar, and a Group of Strangers: A Life-Changing Feast in Brazil | Annabel Langbein | November 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is, on the other hand, a sizzle reel of quotable dialogue.
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How ‘Billy on the Street’ Host Billy Eichner Hit the Mainstream | Kevin Fallon | February 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThere are fewer huge parties than four years ago and far less political sizzle in the air.
He stirred the smoldering ashes till the broiled fowl began to sizzle afresh.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinLet me bolster you up in these blankets and we'll soon have a supper that will sizzle the aches out of you.
The Wolf Hunters | James Oliver CurwoodSilence here, too, broken only by the sputtering sizzle of the electrics.
Empire Builders | Francis LyndeThen I went lickety-sizzle up the ladder to the haymow and sure enough Pop was right!
Shenanigans at Sugar Creek | Paul HutchensIn a jiffy, I'd be going slippety-sizzle over the edge of the eaves and land with a wham at Poetry's feet.
Shenanigans at Sugar Creek | Paul Hutchens
British Dictionary definitions for sizzle
/ (ˈsɪzəl) /
to make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat
informal to be very hot
informal to be very angry
a hissing sound
Origin of sizzle
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