sizzle
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verb \ˈsi-zəl\siz·zledsiz·zling \ˈsi-zə-liŋ, ˈsiz-liŋ\
Definition of SIZZLE
transitive verb
: to burn up or sear with or as if with a hissing sound
intransitive verb
1
: to make a hissing sound in or as if in burning or frying
2
: to seethe with deep anger or resentment
See Examples of SIZZLE
- bacon sizzling in the pan
- Their romance sizzled throughout the whole summer.
- The book sizzles with excitement.
Origin of SIZZLE
perhaps frequentative of siss to hiss
First Known Use: 1603
2sizzle
nounDefinition of SIZZLE
1
: a hissing sound (as of something frying over a fire)
2
Examples of SIZZLE
- <there was a brief sizzle as the moth flew into the flame>
First Known Use of SIZZLE
circa 1823
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