sizzling
Britishadjective
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extremely hot
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very passionate or erotic
a sizzling sex scene
Example Sentences
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Reigning champion Rory McIlroy heads into the weekend sizzling at 12-under and six strokes up on Reed and Sam Burns, which gives him the largest 36-hole lead in Masters history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Cox Automative expects sales drops of more than nine percent for both General Motors and Ford compared with a year earlier, when both automakers reported sizzling sales amid the tariff headlines.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
"And they'd all got the memo to play ball and deliver an opening episode full of sizzling chemistry, cheeky banter and decent anecdotes," she wrote.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
Shake Shack opened its first California location in West Hollywood in March 2016, making a sizzling debut with several exclusive L.A. menu items such as the Roadside Double and Brownie Points.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
Fat dripped from the hare's open gut, hissing and sizzling in the fire, which gave off the twin aromas of cooking meat and of wood smoke.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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