sizzles 1 of 2

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
Verb
My current favorite combo is sausage and broccoli rabe; the fat from the sausage sizzles the pasta while the broccoli rabe adds a peppery bite. — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026 Families heading to Las Vegas may love a water park pit stop, especially when the summer heat sizzles over 100 degrees. — Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026 Patrons sit at picnic tables under big umbrellas – necessary for that Danville sun – with glasses of cold wine and beer, including Lebanese pilsner, while upbeat music plays and a smoky grill sizzles with shish tawook and seven-spice lamb skewers. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 28 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
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
  • Andy the Alligator hisses, the sound provided by a recording of bacon frying in a pan.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Gaga hisses to her hair and makeup team after Priestly swans away.
    — Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Definition of hisses
Verb
  • As America steams headlong into November, working-class folks are still at loggerheads with its political class.
    — Jim Beaugez, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026
  • In a crockery pot, my father steams cauliflower, stirring it round and round.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of steams
Noun
  • We were surrounded by a handful of bro-looking guys in Arc'teryx vests and Peter Millar quarter zips, mostly drinking beer and whiskey.
    — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Comfort shorts, T-shirts, polos and half-zips round out the assortment.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of zips
Verb
  • Elsewhere, the war rages on A Russian drone strike on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv overnight wounded five people, including a 4-year-old child, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said.
    — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • While that debate rages on, what is clear is Meta's own lab, which is now very much pumping out frontier-level models , isn't being valued anywhere near the levels of Anthropic and OpenAI.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of rages
Verb
  • This heater burns propane at nearly 100% efficiency and can heat spaces up to 225 square feet.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Like Blue Origin's other booster engine, the BE-4, Northstar burns liquid oxygen and liquid methane propellant, a combination known as methalox.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of burns
Verb
  • Diadiuk collects rainwater, strains it through gauze, treats it with chlorine and boils it.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Plus, the sauce cooks while the pasta boils, putting this firmly in weeknight-dinner territory.
    — Rachel Gurjar, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of boils
Verb
  • The puppeteering incenses Morgan, who storms into Cathcarts to demand his lawyers quit playing games and get on with litigation already.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Saturday, the system sent a long band of powerful thunder storms up the center of Georgia.
    — Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of storms

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“Sizzles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sizzles. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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