sizzle (redirected from sizzles)

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