sizzle
verb (used without object), siz·zled, siz·zling.
verb (used with object), siz·zled, siz·zling.
noun
Origin of sizzle
Synonyms for sizzle
Related Words for sizzle
grill, sear, crackle, fizzle, roast, sputter, broil, brown, swish, spit, whisper, sibilate, whiz, buzz, cook, wheeze, fizz, frizzleExamples from the Web for sizzle
Contemporary Examples of sizzle
Mrs. Clinton gave them just the sizzle they yearned for in a recent interview in The Atlantic.
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 BrazilAnnabel Langbein
November 29, 2013
It is, on the other hand, a sizzle reel of quotable dialogue.
“That seven-minute sizzle reel got seven TV offers,” Farah remembers.
Indeed, this is not the kind of shop that would appeal to the 50-something woman with a hankering for flash and sizzle.
Fashion of a Certain Age New Website Halsbrook.com Caters to Mature ShoppersRobin Givhan
November 4, 2012
Historical Examples of sizzle
The stranger broke off an icicle and laid it on the stove to hear it sizzle.
The Fighting ShepherdessCaroline Lockhart
He was slowly being cremated and it was fascinating to watch him sizzle.
In AfricaJohn T. McCutcheon
I still persisted, and he continued to sizzle around at a fierce rate.
Twenty Years of Hus'lingJ. P. Johnston
As she burns the letters the tears fall and sizzle on the hot stove.
The Spirit of the GhettoHutchins Hapgood
He threw it into the fire; and, with a sombre satisfaction, watched it sizzle.
Harlequin and ColumbineBooth Tarkington