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sizzle

[ siz-uhl ]

verb (used without object)

, siz·zled, siz·zling.
  1. to make a hissing sound, as in frying or burning.

    Synonyms: hiss, crackle, spatter, sputter

  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)

, siz·zled, siz·zling.
  1. to fry or burn with or as if with a hissing sound:

    to sizzle steaks on the grill; The sun sizzles the pavement.

noun

  1. a sizzling sound.

sizzle

/ ˈsɪzəl /

verb

  1. to make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat
  2. informal.
    to be very hot
  3. informal.
    to be very angry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a hissing sound
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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  • sizzler noun
  • sizzling·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sizzle1

1595–1605; imitative; -le
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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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Example Sentences

DJ Sizzle, uses the breaks between artists as a way to share the bigger picture of the genre with the audience.

But what matters most about Walz isn’t where he sits on the ideological scatterplot—it’s his distinctive approach to wielding political power, which he summed up concisely in a tweet from last June accompanying a sizzle reel celebrating the legislative successes of Minnesota Democrats.

From Slate

Just a few years ago, the alternative protein industry promised to revolutionize the way people eat burgers: They would still sizzle and bleed, they'd taste great, but they wouldn't actually contain any meat.

From Salon

To encourage approval of the package, Mr. Musk has shared on X a sizzle reel of Tesla’s vehicles speeding through deserts at dusk.

His business has also included a content creation arm — think made-for-TikTok sizzle reels of well-dressed agents giving tours of mansions — that’s featured on the show.

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