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sizzles

  • plural
    of sizzle.
    sizzle
    verb (used without object)
    to make a hissing sound, as in frying or burning.
  • present tense form
    of sizzle (3rd person singular).
    sizzle
    verb (used without object)
    to make a hissing sound, as in frying or burning.

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Produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch and written by his frequent collaborator Samson Raphaelson, this Paramount picture, running a pert 82 minutes, positively shimmers with wit and sizzles with innuendo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

He also has posted a glut of social media sizzles of book-inspired photo shoots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

The perfectly red fillet cut sizzles in the pan, its juices releasing a meaty aroma.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025

Chicken drumsticks simmer in a sticky sauce; a whole fish sizzles in a frying pan; an unctuous golden curry bubbles.

From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2023

The room was suddenly quiet except for a few random sparks and sizzles.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan