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noun

plural of sizzle
as in whistles
a sound similar to the speech sound \s\ stretched out there was a brief sizzle as the moth flew into the flame

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sizzles

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sizzle
1
as in hisses
to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \s\ from my bed I could hear the bacon sizzling in the frying pan

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2
as in steams
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger she was really sizzling about being passed over for the promotion, and nearly quit

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Recent Examples of sizzles
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The lot sizzles and pops in the butter, imbuing it with a depth of flavor not unlike the technique of making Indian tadka. — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 July 2026 As Europe sizzles amid another record-breaking heatwave, many American states are preparing for a similar event. — Taco Engelaar, Fortune, 30 June 2026 The road beneath our feet sizzles in the sun. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026 Gas stoves are particularly bad offenders, but even electric stoves release particles into the air when food sizzles, sears, or smokes. — Angela Haupt, Time, 3 June 2026 Communication sizzles as Mercury’s friction with change-maker Uranus triggers impatience, sensory overload or sudden changes in plans. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026 And at Teppanyaki Fuji Kanda, an outpost of Tokyo’s Michelin three-star Nihon Ryori Kanda, rare-breed beef from Kagoshima sizzles on a hot plate. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 Cooks tend the iconic grill in full view, sending up smoky aromas and satisfying sizzles that are the restaurant’s heartbeat. — Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 20 Mar. 2026 Minutes later, some drift toward nearby food stalls, where oil sizzles and hot samosas and syrupy jalebis land on paper plates. — Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sizzles
  1. whistles
  2. hisses
  3. steams
  4. zips
  5. rages
  6. burns
  7. boils
  8. storms
Noun
  • While other animals such as rats and mice are also known to have laryngeal whistles, the study says that horses are believed to be the only animals known to combine the whistle with vocal fold vibrations to create a single, dual sound call.
    — Kate Perez, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Mrtka was actively involved between the whistles and after the whistle, using his size to clear the net and get under opponents’ skin.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Definition of whistles
Verb
  • Gaga hisses to her hair and makeup team after Priestly swans away.
    — Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
  • Carrie’s voice hisses in my ear.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of hisses
Verb
  • Lucien Laviscount enters the scene and steams it up as Hot Guy who fandangoes with Laila and then upends the apple cart later on.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
  • During that time, the steak essentially steams.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
Definition of steams
Noun
  • The drone zips along a pre-programmed grid for 15 minutes, capturing up to 3,000 measurements.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
  • Even packed with her belongings, the purse zips smoothly and doesn’t look bulky, which is a win for a mini bag.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026
Definition of zips
Verb
  • All eyes on jewelry As the jewelry supercycle rages on, the category is increasingly showing up during Couture Week.
    — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 10 July 2026
  • Molloy rages to his film crew, and Lestat’s duplicity plants a wedge between the vamps.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 June 2026
Definition of rages
Verb
  • That is what happens when a society burns effigies long enough; eventually, somebody mistakes a person for one.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • And those diets are tailored by position since a midfielder, who may run more than seven miles in a match, burns more calories than a goalkeeper.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of burns
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  • Mariscos Cortez is a seafood restaurant with flavors from the coast of Mexico that will serve a small menu of ceviche, aguachiles and Jalisco-style shrimp boils.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026
  • The river dropped 60 feet between boulders in a series of falls and continued downstream in a dangerous half mile of holes and boils.
    — John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
Definition of boils
Verb
  • Sharon Stone storms the runway at the Vetements Spring Summer 2027 fashion show during Paris Men's Fashion Week on June 26.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • In a flashback to the Italian inn, Lestat storms in on Gabriella sleeping with a rando, having heard her through the walls.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 29 June 2026
Definition of storms

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