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verb (used without object)
1.
to make a hissing sound, as in frying or burning.
2.
Informal. to be very hot: It's sizzling out.
3.
Informal. to be very angry; harbor deep resentment: I'm still sizzling over that insult.
verb (used with object)
4.
to fry or burn with or as if with a hissing sound: to sizzle steaks on the grill; The sun sizzles the pavement.
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noun
5.
a sizzling sound.
Related forms
siz·zler, noun
siz·zling·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. sputter, spatter, crackle, hiss.
1. sputter, spatter, crackle, hiss.
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Word Origin & History
sizzle
c.1600, perhaps a frequentative form of M.E. sissen "hiss, buzz," of imitative origin. The figurative sense is attested from 1859. The noun is first recorded 1823.
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