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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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
When Mom thought the oil was close, she would flick a little flour into it, and if it sizzled and shimmied just right, she knew it was ready.
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2025
Steam rises from snack stands selling noodles and sizzled octopus on sticks on the Chinese side.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2024
Hot dogs sizzled on a smoky charcoal grill nearby.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2023
Then a wisp of acrid smoke twisted upward in the air, the metal sizzled, and a jagged hole appeared.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
