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adjective

Definition of sizzlingnext
as in blazing

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sizzling

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verb

present participle of sizzle
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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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“Sizzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sizzling. Accessed 6 Jun. 2023.

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