- present participle of sizzle.
sizzling
Britishadjective
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extremely hot
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very passionate or erotic
a sizzling sex scene
Example Sentences
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For many, the smell of charcoal and sizzling meat is the scent of summer.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
But for all of the Stones’ gusto, it’s the cover versions that find them at their sizzling best.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Many of Mr. Coppola’s recollections are sensory: roasted peppers, his grandma’s sizzling meatballs, a neighbor’s homemade wine sweetened with peaches—“smells and tastes that intoxicate me to this day.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
But neither those measures nor Friday’s sizzling temperatures stopped fans from gathering in hopes of sneaking a peak at their longtime idol and sending Swift their well wishes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
“Baby, I invented scrawny. Scrawny is the new sizzling hot. And I GOT the scrawny. Narcissus? He’s such a loser even the Underworld didn’t want him. He couldn’t get the ghost girls to date him.”
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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