sizzle

siz·zle  (szl)

intr.v. siz·zled, siz·zling, siz·zles

1. To make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat.

2. To seethe with anger or indignation.

3. To be very hot: a summer day that sizzled.

n.

A hissing sound.

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[Perhaps frequentative of Middle English sissen, to hiss, of imitative origin.]

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sizzling·ly adv.

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sizzle [ˈsɪz^əl]

vb (intr)

1. to make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat

2. Informal to be very hot

3. Informal to be very angry

n

a hissing sound

[of imitative origin. Compare siss (now dialect) to hiss, West Frisian size, siizje. See also fizz and fizzle]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sizzle - a sizzling noise noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
Verb	1.	sizzle - make a sound like frying fat make noise, noise, resound - emit a noise
	2.	sizzle - seethe with deep anger or resentment; "She was sizzling with anger" seethe, boil - be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger"
	3.	sizzle - burn or sear with a sizzling sound; "The fat sizzled in the pan" scorch, sear - make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside"

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sizzle

verb hiss, spit, crackle, sputter, fry, frizzle The sausages and the burgers sizzled on the barbecue.

Translations

sizzle [ˈsɪzl] VI → chisporrotear; (in frying) → crepitar(al freírse)

sizzle [ˈsɪz^əl] vi → grésiller

sizzle

vi → brutzeln

n → Brutzeln nt, → Brutzelei f

sizzle [ˈsɪzl] vi → sfrigolare