Thesaurus results for SIZZLES

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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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verb

present tense third-person singular of sizzle

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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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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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 This uptempo track’s percussion sizzles and while the guitar lines are tight and catchy, making for quite the radio-friendly track. —

Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 Nov. 2025 This luxurious property sizzles with gracious elegance and impeccable service, eliciting over-the-top reviews from guests. —

Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025 When the temperature reaches 350°F (or when a bit of batter dropped into the oil floats and sizzles), working in batches, drop heaped tablespoonfuls of batter into the oil. —

Romy Gill, Saveur, 22 Oct. 2025

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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