sizzle

siz·zle

S0443000 (sĭz′əl)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.4. To be very popular, exciting, or interesting: a movie that sizzled at the box office.n.1. A hissing sound.2. The appeal of or the excitement generated by a product or service: an advertising campaign that captured the sizzle of the new technology.

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

siz′zling·ly adv.

sizzle

(ˈsɪzəl) vb (intr) 1. to make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat2. informal to be very hot3. informal to be very angryna hissing sound[C17: of imitative origin. Compare siss (now dialect) to hiss, West Frisian size, siizje. See also fizz and fizzle]

siz•zle

(ˈsɪz əl)

v. -zled, -zling,
n. v.i. 1. to make a hissing sound, as in frying; crackle. 2. to be very hot. 3. to be very angry. v.t. 4. to fry or burn with or as if with a hissing sound. n. 5. a sizzling sound. [1595–1605; imitative; see -le] siz′zler, n. siz′zling•ly, adv.

sizzle

Past participle: sizzled
Gerund: sizzling

Imperative
sizzle
sizzle

Present
I sizzle
you sizzle
he/she/it sizzles
we sizzle
you sizzle
they sizzle

Preterite
I sizzled
you sizzled
he/she/it sizzled
we sizzled
you sizzled
they sizzled

Present Continuous
I am sizzling
you are sizzling
he/she/it is sizzling
we are sizzling
you are sizzling
they are sizzling

Present Perfect
I have sizzled
you have sizzled
he/she/it has sizzled
we have sizzled
you have sizzled
they have sizzled

Past Continuous
I was sizzling
you were sizzling
he/she/it was sizzling
we were sizzling
you were sizzling
they were sizzling

Past Perfect
I had sizzled
you had sizzled
he/she/it had sizzled
we had sizzled
you had sizzled
they had sizzled

Future
I will sizzle
you will sizzle
he/she/it will sizzle
we will sizzle
you will sizzle
they will sizzle

Future Perfect
I will have sizzled
you will have sizzled
he/she/it will have sizzled
we will have sizzled
you will have sizzled
they will have sizzled

Future Continuous
I will be sizzling
you will be sizzling
he/she/it will be sizzling
we will be sizzling
you will be sizzling
they will be sizzling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sizzling
you have been sizzling
he/she/it has been sizzling
we have been sizzling
you have been sizzling
they have been sizzling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sizzling
you will have been sizzling
he/she/it will have been sizzling
we will have been sizzling
you will have been sizzling
they will have been sizzling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sizzling
you had been sizzling
he/she/it had been sizzling
we had been sizzling
you had been sizzling
they had been sizzling

Conditional
I would sizzle
you would sizzle
he/she/it would sizzle
we would sizzle
you would sizzle
they would sizzle

Past Conditional
I would have sizzled
you would have sizzled
he/she/it would have sizzled
we would have sizzled
you would have sizzled
they would have sizzled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sizzle - a sizzling noisenoise - 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 fatmake 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"

sizzle

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

sizzle

verbTo make a sharp sibilant sound:fizz, fizzle, hiss, sibilate, swish, whiz, whoosh.

Translations

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sizzle

all sizzle and no steak

Disappointing or anticlimactic. Having an exciting, promising, important, or aggrandizing buildup that proves to be unwarranted. Everyone is in a panic over the supposed water shortages, but personally I think the whole thing is all sizzle and no steak. The film had a lot of hype before its release, but after seeing it, I think it's all sizzle and no steak.See also: all, and, no, sizzle, steak

sizzle

1. noun, slang A great deal of excitement or interest. There has been a lot of sizzle in the scientific community regarding the potential of this recent discovery. You've got to really create a lot of sizzle when you market your product.2. verb, slang To be executed in an electric chair. At least we know that murdering scum is going to sizzle for what he did!3. verb, slang To become sunburned. I could feel myself starting to sizzle, so I moved my towel under one of the large umbrellas dotted around the beach. Make sure you wear your sunscreen. I don't want any of you sizzling out in that hot sun!

sizzled

1. slang Moderately drunk. I wasn't expecting to feel sizzled after just one beer, but then I saw that it was 8% alcohol per volume. We all sat out on the patio getting sizzled on margaritas and laughing about the good old days.2. slang Sunburned. I could feel myself starting to get sizzled, so I moved my towel under one of the large umbrellas dotted around the beach. Make sure you wear your sunscreen! I don't want any of you coming home sizzled like a sausage, OK?See also: sizzle

sizzle a wild card word for words beginning with

S , such as suck, smoke, sister. (Streets. Also for other words with initial S.) Come on, sizzle, time to go. See also: beginning, card, sizzle, wild, word

sizzled

mod. alcohol intoxicated. (see also fried.) I’d like to go out tonight and get sizzled—maybe that would help me forget Tiffany. Harold got himself sizzled and couldn’t drive to the dance. See also: sizzle

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verb hiss

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verb to make a sharp sibilant sound

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noun a sizzling noise

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verb make a sound like frying fat

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verb seethe with deep anger or resentment

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verb burn or sear with a sizzling sound

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