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sizzling
verb
present participle of sizzle
Synonyms of sizzling (Entry 2 of 2)
1
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
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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Words Related to sizzling
- smoldering
- (or smouldering)
- bristling,
- flaring (up),
- inflaming
- (also enflaming)
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“Sizzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sizzling. Accessed 30 Nov. 2021.
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