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 Lakers sizzled in the third quarter, shooting 76.5% from the field and 71.4% from three-point range.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Aromatics are sizzled — onion, garlic, ginger — followed by tomato and warming spices, including cinnamon and smoked chile.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 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
The aroma changed when the meat sizzled next to the softened onion.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
