sizzle
[ siz-uhl ]
/ ˈsɪz əl /
verb (used without object), siz·zled, siz·zling.
to make a hissing sound, as in frying or burning.
Informal. to be very hot: It's sizzling out.
Informal. to be very angry; harbor deep resentment: I'm still sizzling over that insult.
verb (used with object), siz·zled, siz·zling.
to fry or burn with or as if with a hissing sound: to sizzle steaks on the grill; The sun sizzles the pavement.
noun
a sizzling sound.
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Origin of sizzle
1595–1605; imitative; see -le
OTHER WORDS FROM sizzle
siz·zler, nounsiz·zling·ly, adverbWords nearby sizzle
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Example sentences from the Web for sizzler
The interview was so toothless, it felt more like eavesdropping on two patrons having lunch at the Sizzler.
Rosie O’Donnell’s Disastrous Oprah Winfrey Network Experience|Ramin Setoodeh|March 18, 2012|DAILY BEASTHe is the kind of fire-cracker that you call a “sizzler”—all sputter and no explosion.
The Fall of the Year|Dallas Lore SharpHe lined out the hottest kind of a sizzler over Chub's head and was ready to go to second when Post fielded it.
The Crimson Sweater|Ralph Henry Barbour
British Dictionary definitions for sizzler (1 of 2)
sizzler
/ (ˈsɪzlə) /
noun
something that sizzles
informal a very hot day
British Dictionary definitions for sizzler (2 of 2)
sizzle
/ (ˈsɪzəl) /
verb (intr)
to make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat
informal to be very hot
informal to be very angry
noun
a hissing sound
Word Origin for sizzle
C17: of imitative origin. Compare siss (now dialect) to hiss, West Frisian size, siizje. See also fizz and fizzle
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