sizzler
Britishnoun
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something that sizzles
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informal a very hot day
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She hit a couple of sizzler forehands that found the lines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Crysencio Summerville's "sizzler" of a goal helps Netherlands retake the lead against Japan in their Group F fixture at the 2026 World Cup.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Last month, the city experienced six days at 90 degrees or hotter, including a 94-degree sizzler on June 2.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 16, 2020
Archer comes back with a sizzler, cutting in off the seam and almost going over off stump as Smith leaves.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 4, 2019
The sun was not yet up, and the morning, while not uncomfortable, gave promise of what Hi Lang had said it would be—a sizzler.
From Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Great American Desert by Jessie Graham [pseud.] Flower
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