sizzle

Plural: sizzles

Noun

• a sizzling noise
• The sound of water boiling on a hot surface.
• The process of being cooked which involves that sound.
• Zing, zip, or pizazz; excitement.
• Ellipsis of sizzle reel.

Verb

Verb Forms: sizzled, sizzling, sizzles

• To make a hissing sound when cooking or burning, often intensely.
• make a sound like frying fat
• seethe with deep anger or resentment
• burn or sear with a sizzling sound
  • "The fat sizzled in the pan"
• To make the sound of water boiling on a hot surface.
• To cook (something) in a manner which causes that sound.
• To be exciting or dazzling.

Examples

• Give them a sizzle for a few more minutes before serving.
• Her performance had a lot of sizzle.
• I sizzled the bacon for a few minutes in the pan.
• The sausages were sizzling on the barbecue.
• The score began to sizzle as she played a seven-letter word for 50 bonus points.
• The song sizzled with energy.
• We heard the sizzle of the onions hitting the pan.

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