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sizzle definition

siz·zle (siz′əl)

intransitive verb sizzled -·zled, sizzling -·zling

  1. to make a hissing sound when in contact with heat, as a drop of water on hot metal
  2. to be extremely hot
  3. to be in a state of suppressed emotion or passion; esp., to simmer with rage

Etymology: echoic

transitive verb

to make sizzle

noun

a sizzling sound

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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