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

Cox Automative expects sales drops of more than nine percent for both General Motors and Ford compared with a year earlier, when both automakers reported sizzling sales amid the tariff headlines.

From Barron's

Over the radio, Bing Crosby is crooning, Bob Hope is joking, and news of the war — against Hitler, against Japan — keeps sizzling and crackling across the dial.

From Los Angeles Times

I said, “I’ll tell you what, for the sizzle reel, we’ll do this: You are the son of two doctors. You are ‘the boomerang kid.’

From Los Angeles Times

"But this is global warming. The East Coast is just tornadoes and snow, and here we are, we're sizzling."

From Barron's

"And they'd all got the memo to play ball and deliver an opening episode full of sizzling chemistry, cheeky banter and decent anecdotes," she wrote.

From BBC

Related Words

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