Synonyms of sizzling

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adjective

as in blazing

Related Words

• blazing
• white-hot
• seething
• molten
• torrid
• red-hot
• boiling
• sultry
• red
• searing
• broiling
• sweltering
• scorching
• igneous
• glowing
• fervent
• fervid
• fiery
• superheated
• burning
• hot
• heated
• scalding
• roasting
• ardent
• warmed
• piping hot
• warm
• overheated
• steamy
• reheated
• toasty
• warmish
• ultrahot
• feverish
• tropical
• inflamed
• flushed
• snug
• muggy
• summery
• summerlike
• canicular

Dissimilar Words

• cold
• frigid
• icy
• freezing
• frozen
• ice-cold
• cool
• iced
• arctic
• bitter
• glacial
• chilly
• snappy
• chill
• frosty
• bone-chilling
• nippy
• snowy
• cooled
• wintry
• algid
• subzero
• coolish
• chilled
• coldish
• unheated
• refrigerated
• shivering
• subfreezing
• benumbed
• numb
• blizzardly

sizzling

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verb

present participle of sizzle

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hissing
• bubbling
• fizzling
• whistling
• whizzing
• fizzing
• swishing
• buzzing
• whooshing
• wheezing
• effervescing
• whishing
• humming
• swooshing
• zipping
• droning

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steaming
• raging
• burning
• boiling
• storming
• seething
• shaking
• fuming
• foaming
• smoldering
• seeing red
• agitating
• rankling
• fulminating
• raving
• ranting
• bristling
• flaring (up)
• roiling
• stewing
• inflaming
• convulsing
• chafing
• fretting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sizzling

Adjective

Restaurant owner Sachiyo Nakato Takahara places noodles, cabbage, onion and tofu into the sizzling, fragrant pot while explaining the significance of the meal, an intimate one typically enjoyed by close friends or family. — Nila Roper, AJC.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Targets have included The New York Times in 1968, Cosmopolitan in 1972 — who can forget that sizzling hot Henry Kissinger centerfold? — Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

Leaving out the outrageous persona, the eye-grabbing iconography, and the sizzling live shows, his musical restlessness and playfulness generated albums that were and are appointment listening. — Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026

As climate change exacerbates the heat, experts say the negative effects of sizzling classrooms are here to stay, especially in school districts that may not have the resources to combat hotter weather. — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026

These crocks and trays can be kept out on the counter for easy access while finishing off a sizzling steak in the skillet or stored in the fridge for firmer sticks. — Clara Hillis, Architectural Digest, 18 Aug. 2026

Oklahoma City's sizzling summer might feel like it's lasted forever. — Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 15 Aug. 2026

Much of the Bay Area is set to see sizzling summer weather this weekend as temperatures hit the triple digits, but coastal areas will mostly avoid the swelter with much more temperate conditions. — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

Somewhat suspiciously, a day after blasting 808 feet worth of homers amid a 4-for-5, 5-RBI day, Goodman sizzling bat was not in the lineup in Sunday’s 8-1 victory that was highlighted by Kyle Freeland’s first career complete game. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2026

Verb

In addition to sizzling 115-degree days, Las Vegas’ famous resorts and casinos are plodding through a tourism slump. — Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

The final day of July will be sizzling in South Florida with record-breaking heat possible as high temperatures reach the mid- to upper 90s. — Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Waking up to the smell of sizzling bacon is one of life’s little pleasures. — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 29 July 2026

So are the commuters alongside them, whether navigating the city by foot, train or bike, in an attempt to stay cool amid the 100-plus degree Fahrenheit temps sizzling across Europe. — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 2 July 2026

Dangerous heat will keep the Kansas City area sizzling through Friday, though the worst of it may have already peaked, according to the National Weather Service. — Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026

And although the city’s food scene is legendary for Texas-style barbecue, steakhouses and sizzling Tex-Mex, there’s so much more to discover across the cultural diversity of the city. — Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

For the fourth year in a row, though, Tex-Mex restaurant La Paz claims first prize in the cooking competition, for Chef Felipe Isidoro’s sizzling Acapulco lionfish fajita topped with his abuela’s special mango salsa. — Rachel Nuwer, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2026

The intermingling smells of sizzling hot dogs, urine and marijuana wafted through the open windows. — Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026