sizzled; sizzling
ˈsi-zə-liŋ 
ˈsiz-liŋ
: to burn up or sear with or as if with a hissing sound
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: to make a hissing sound in or as if in burning or frying
2
: to seethe with deep anger or resentment
1
: a hissing sound (as of something frying over a fire)
2
Examples of sizzle in a Sentence
Verb
bacon sizzling in the pan
Their romance sizzled throughout the whole summer.
The book sizzles with excitement.
Noun
there was a brief sizzle as the moth flew into the flame
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
Which creator couple has chemistry that sizzles off the screen?
—Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Using her skills as a filmmaker Leeds created a short sizzle video to help show what pickleball could look like as a real school sport.
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Verb
Sparklers sizzled, boom-badoom-boom bass thumped, and Nicki Minaj emerged onstage at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest last month to deliver the latest plot twist in an exhausting year for politics and pop culture.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
Which creator couple has chemistry that sizzles off the screen?
—Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Noun
Can Montreal’s secondary sizzle add more substance?
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Using her skills as a filmmaker Leeds created a short sizzle video to help show what pickleball could look like as a real school sport.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
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“Sizzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sizzle. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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