Sizzle

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat.
  • verb-intransitive. To seethe with anger or indignation.
  • verb-intransitive. To be very hot: a summer day that sizzled.
  • n. A hissing sound.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. to make the sound of water hitting a hot surface
  • v. to be exciting or dazzling
  • n. the sound of water hitting a hot surface
  • n. zing, zip, or pizazz; excitement.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To make a hissing sound; to fry, or to dry and shrivel up, with a hissing sound.
  • n. A hissing sound, as of something frying over a fire.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make a hissing or sputtering sound, as a liquid when effervescing or acted on directly by heat; make a sound as of frying.
  • To dry and shrivel up with hissing by the action of fire.
  • To be very hot, as if hissing or shriveling.
  • To dry or burn with or as if with a hissing sound: sometimes followed by up.
  • n. A hissing or sputtering sound.
  • n. Extreme heat, as of a summer day.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. make a sound like frying fat
  • v. seethe with deep anger or resentment
  • n. a sizzling noise
  • v. burn or sear with a sizzling sound
  • Verb Form
    sizzled    sizzles    sizzling   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    resound    make noise    noise    seethe    boil    sear    scorch   
    Form
    sizzled    sizzling   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    hiss    glow   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Frizell    chisel    drizzle    fizzle    grizzle   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    crackle    sputter    white-hot    hiss    blue-white    savory    juicy    smoky    hot    sicken