sizzle

²sizzle

noun

Definition of SIZZLE

1

: a hissing sound (as of something frying over a fire)

2

: pizzazz, excitement

Examples of SIZZLE

1. <there was a brief sizzle as the moth flew into the flame>

First Known Use of SIZZLE

circa 1823

Related to SIZZLE

Synonyms: fizz, hiss, swish, whish, whiz (or whizz)

Related Words: swoosh, wheeze, whistle, whoosh, zip; sibilance, sibilant

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Rhymes with SIZZLE

chisel, drizzle, fizzle, frizzle, grizzle, mizzle, swizzle