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sizzle
[siz-uhl]
verb (used without object)
to make a hissing sound, as in frying or burning.
Synonyms: , , ,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)
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.
sizzle
/ ˈɪə /
verb
to make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat
informalto be very hot
informalto be very angry
noun
a hissing sound
Other Word Forms
- sizzler noun
- sizzlingly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of sizzle1
Example Sentences
Dee is happy in her new life and when she meets two men, everything sizzles.
The trend has given the platforms a bit more sizzle in their pitches.
Viewers, who like Muir and the visual sizzle of “World News,” have made it No. 1 for nine consecutive years.
As the song reached its apex, the two musicians served up a sizzling guitar duet for the ages.
It’s a movie where music sizzles and wails out of every pore.
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