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sizzle
[ siz-uhl ]
verb (used without object)
, siz·zled, siz·zling.
- to make a hissing sound, as in frying or burning.
- Informal. to be very hot:
It's sizzling out.
- Informal. to be very angry; harbor deep resentment:
I'm still sizzling over that insult.
verb (used with object)
, siz·zled, siz·zling.
- to fry or burn with or as if with a hissing sound:
to sizzle steaks on the grill; The sun sizzles the pavement.
noun
- a sizzling sound.
sizzle
/ ˈsɪzəl /
verb
- to make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat
- informal.to be very hot
- informal.to be very angry
noun
- a hissing sound
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Other Words From
- sizzler noun
- sizzling·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sizzle1
C17: of imitative origin. Compare siss (now dialect) to hiss, West Frisian size, siizje. See also fizz and fizzle
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