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sizzle

[ siz-uhl ]

verb (used without object)

sizzled, sizzling.
  1. to make a hissing sound, as in frying or burning.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. Informal. to be very hot:

    It's sizzling out.

  3. Informal. to be very angry; harbor deep resentment:

    I'm still sizzling over that insult.



verb (used with object)

sizzled, sizzling.
  1. to fry or burn with or as if with a hissing sound:

    to sizzle steaks on the grill; The sun sizzles the pavement.

noun

  1. a sizzling sound.

sizzle

/ ˈɪə /

verb

  1. to make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat
  2. informal.
    to be very hot
  3. informal.
    to be very angry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a hissing sound
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • z noun
  • zԲ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sizzle1

1595–1605; imitative; -le
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sizzle1

C17: of imitative origin. Compare siss (now dialect) to hiss, West Frisian size, siizje. See also fizz and fizzle
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As the song reached its apex, the two musicians served up a sizzling guitar duet for the ages.

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It’s a movie where music sizzles and wails out of every pore.

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Zach Johnson, the 2007 Masters champion, came into the day at two over par but finished in solid position at minus-4 after shooting a sizzling 66, his best round ever at Augusta National.

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GGB is clearly pitched at young single women, as evidenced by the "sizzle reels" advertising their live shows, which almost exclusively showcase female fans in their teens and early 20s.

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When Mom thought the oil was close, she would flick a little flour into it, and if it sizzled and shimmied just right, she knew it was ready.

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