sizzle
verb (used without object)
to make a hissing sound, as in frying or burning.
were sizzling
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past progressiveof sizzle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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LaVine and DeRozan were sizzling in helping the Bulls end a 13-game skid in the Mile High City.
From Fox News ● Nov. 20, 2021
LaVine and DeRozan were sizzling late in helping the Bulls end a 13-game skid in the Mile High City.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2021
Several liberally seasoned cuts of salmon were sizzling in a pan behind him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2020
He showed me to the back, where the kebabs were sizzling over flames, and then handed me one, a richly spiced cylinder of minced meat laced with parsley and onions, wrapped in flatbread.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2015
The hot dogs were sizzling in the skillet.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
