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as in hissing
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 steaming
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 sizzling
Josh Miller, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
Then the sizzling summer heat would arrive, and the foliage would die.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Season 4 of Netflix’s sizzling reality series Perfect Match came and went in the blink of an eye.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 27 May 2026
The secret to achieving that signature sizzling-fajita flavor at home is cooking everything over high heat.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 May 2026
The show, which featured a sizzling performance by Walton Goggins, as an authoritarian vigilante, was an avant-garde breakthrough for television.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
Titian painted Saint Lawrence—a third-century church deacon who was slow-roasted for defying Roman authorities—bound to a palette over a sizzling fire, while a man thrusts a long, forked skewer into his torso.
—Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
Curry lends plenty of music-hall verve as the butler, and Warren makes a sizzling Miss Scarlet.
—Kirk Ellis, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
Kylie Jenner posed for a sizzling photo to promote her latest makeup products.
—Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Melissa Liebling-Goldberg, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
During endless dark days in the bituminous mines, singing became common among workers, inspired by the groundbreaking AM sounds of WNOX Knoxville sizzling through the skies on the bright side of the shaft.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 1 June 2026
Guests crowd around the horseshoe-shape counter to watch short-order cooks flip pancakes, crack eggs, and work the sizzling griddle just feet away.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 31 May 2026
The streamer announced this week that Allie (Mika Abdalla) and Dean (Stephen Kalyn) will headline Off Campus season two, adding more fuel to the show’s sizzling friends-turned-secret-lovers dynamic.
—Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
For generations of North Carolinians, summer cookouts mean friends, family, barbecue—and bright red hot dogs sizzling on the grill.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
The Monarchs play host to sizzling Foothill (18-9) on Thursday at Fountain Valley Sports Park.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
In other words, the formerly sizzling metros have gone cold, and the unsexy plodders are back in vogue.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
The New York air somehow grew hotter; Pok could visualize the rain sizzling off his skin.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
No sizzling platter required for this recipe that comes together fast thanks to jarred salsa.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
Then the sizzling summer heat would arrive, and the foliage would die.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Season 4 of Netflix’s sizzling reality series Perfect Match came and went in the blink of an eye.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 27 May 2026
The secret to achieving that signature sizzling-fajita flavor at home is cooking everything over high heat.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 May 2026
The show, which featured a sizzling performance by Walton Goggins, as an authoritarian vigilante, was an avant-garde breakthrough for television.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
Titian painted Saint Lawrence—a third-century church deacon who was slow-roasted for defying Roman authorities—bound to a palette over a sizzling fire, while a man thrusts a long, forked skewer into his torso.
—Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
Curry lends plenty of music-hall verve as the butler, and Warren makes a sizzling Miss Scarlet.
—Kirk Ellis, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
Kylie Jenner posed for a sizzling photo to promote her latest makeup products.
—Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Verb
Don't worry, there are plenty of H-town classics from sizzling fajitas to smokey BBQ brisket to go around too.
—Melissa Liebling-Goldberg, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
During endless dark days in the bituminous mines, singing became common among workers, inspired by the groundbreaking AM sounds of WNOX Knoxville sizzling through the skies on the bright side of the shaft.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 1 June 2026
Guests crowd around the horseshoe-shape counter to watch short-order cooks flip pancakes, crack eggs, and work the sizzling griddle just feet away.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 31 May 2026
The streamer announced this week that Allie (Mika Abdalla) and Dean (Stephen Kalyn) will headline Off Campus season two, adding more fuel to the show’s sizzling friends-turned-secret-lovers dynamic.
—Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
For generations of North Carolinians, summer cookouts mean friends, family, barbecue—and bright red hot dogs sizzling on the grill.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
The Monarchs play host to sizzling Foothill (18-9) on Thursday at Fountain Valley Sports Park.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
In other words, the formerly sizzling metros have gone cold, and the unsexy plodders are back in vogue.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
The New York air somehow grew hotter; Pok could visualize the rain sizzling off his skin.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sizzling
Adjective
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Plants must endure and thrive through soft morning light and blazing summer afternoons, through shade one moment and full sun the next.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
4 May 2026
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The plants are hardy in the South in USDA Zones 3-9, and the flowers of many blazing star species linger for a long time during the blooming season.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2026
Verb
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To test the concept, the team equipped Madagascar hissing cockroaches with a lightweight wearable backpack capable of collecting physiological and behavioral data.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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This might be as simple as a public argument – hissing whispers in an elevator.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Details and design reflect that philosophy, from the wood fire burning in reception and the garden where your dinner grows to the private onsen steaming quietly while snow falls just feet away.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 May 2026
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By the time engineers realized the issue was a systemic structural fault across the entire fleet, the cargo ship was already halfway across the Atlantic, steaming toward Brazil.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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In the final, against a white-hot Kostyuk, Andreeva never got into the first set and then frittered a lead in the second.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Last year saw the sudden closure of NeueHouse, a once white-hot club and co-working space whose membership spanned Hollywood, media, fashion and tech.—
George Gurley,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
Verb
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But an unlikely story is bubbling up in the nation as Chinese fans cheer on unlikely amateur soccer players – from delivery drivers to villagers – now playing in packed stadiums back home in a rare sign, some believe, that the Beautiful Game may finally be taking root in the nation.—
Reagan Yip,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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The laughter stops immediately, and a familiar look of bubbling rage returns to Ruben’s eyes.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Cracking the case The Covid pandemic was raging in the spring of 2020 when Congress passed a law that, among other things, provided aid to small businesses and organizations through the Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP.—
Rich Schapiro,
NBC news,
3 June 2026
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As negotiators progress toward a potential deal in Iran, another regional conflict is raging.—
Alayna Treene,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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For days, my inbox filled with seething emails, and I was tagged in social media posts full of personal and professional smears – all for defending Bezos and the company millions of Americans use every day.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
21 May 2026
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As much excitement as the arrival of Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd has created for this WNBA franchise, there is just as much seething frustration within the organization at the city of Dallas over an agreement that was announced with great fanfare, only for nothing to happen.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 May 2026
Verb
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The thought swings through her, like a burning stick through night air.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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But as Houston Methodist’s fitness team explains, burning fat during a workout isn’t the same as losing body fat overall.—
Allison Palmer
June 2,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
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“Sizzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sizzling. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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