sizzle
verb (used without object)
to make a hissing sound, as in frying or burning.
sizzled
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past participleof sizzle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof sizzle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
sizzleverb (used without object)to make a hissing sound, as in frying or burning.
Example Sentences
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The anchovy sizzled itself into the oil coating those browned alliums.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
Pots clanged and oil sizzled inside the London kitchen of Syrian chef Imad Alarnab, as the former refugee who fled his country's civil war recalled hosting King Charles III.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
Steam rises from snack stands selling noodles and sizzled octopus on sticks on the Chinese side.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2024
Carne asada, with impeccably seasoned lion’s mane mushrooms standing in for steak, sizzled on the grill as plumes of smoke filled the air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
His spit sizzled like fat on a hot griddle.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
