sizzled; sizzling
ˈsi-zə-liŋ 
ˈsiz-liŋ
: to burn up or sear with or as if with a hissing sound
1
: to make a hissing sound in or as if in burning or frying
2
: to seethe with deep anger or resentment
1
: a hissing sound (as of something frying over a fire)
2
Synonyms
Examples of sizzle in a Sentence
Verb
bacon sizzling in the pan
Their romance sizzled throughout the whole summer.
The book sizzles with excitement.
Noun
there was a brief sizzle as the moth flew into the flame
Recent Examples on the Web
Marcela Valdes. Photographs and Videos By Peden + Munk, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
The rules — more than five years in the making — would set temperature requirements in warehouses, shipping centers, schools, kitchens and other workplaces that often simmer without air conditioning or sizzle in the hot summer months.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
The oil sizzles and activates the aromatics on top of the fish, giving the dish one final, bright burst of green.
—Lucas Sin, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2024
Blunt sizzled in a red Louis Vuitton gown that her character, Emily Charlton, would commend, while Hathaway wore a cerulean blue Versace design, a nod to the iconic scene in which Miranda elegantly scolds Andy for her sartorial naivete.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
For 46 sweltering days this summer, Miami sizzled under heat index temperatures that topped 100 degrees every afternoon.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2024
Anya Taylor-Joy sizzles as the matchmaker at its center who is determined to find an eligible bachelor for a new friend (Mia Goth).
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2024
That was when a productivity surge — an early payoff from the sudden embrace of laptops, cellphones and the internet — helped allow the Federal Reserve to keep borrowing rates low because inflation remained under control even as the economy and the job market sizzled.
—Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 21 Feb. 2024
The Packers have been sizzling at the start of games ever since.
—Steve Megargee, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024
Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Neither did the pop and sizzle of rain pounding on the roof.
—Sam McManis, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
The premise is fun, but the voicework from Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele is what gives this story its sizzle — and Selick certainly agrees.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2023
Bake for about 50 minutes at 350 degrees, then broil the dish briefly to get even more color on the chicken and a sizzle to the onions, now beautifully schmaltzy.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2024
Heads turned as the hot, hot cast iron was hoisted into its place of honor, delivering a delicious scent driven by those muted, but still telltale, sizzles and steam.
—Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
What before was like this wild like sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, is now quieting down.
—New York Times, 17 Nov. 2023
According to the season sizzle, Tristian Thompson is a big part of Khloé’s storyline.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 28 Sep. 2023
Kenny Leon, with his flair for showmanship and sizzle, is the ideal director to match Young’s indomitable energy.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2023
Verb
There was a recipe for crispy brussels sprouts, which almost every table seems to order: sizzling wedges on a bed of garlic-confit yogurt, topped with lemony barberries.
—Marcela Valdes. Photographs and Videos By Peden + Munk, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
The rules — more than five years in the making — would set temperature requirements in warehouses, shipping centers, schools, kitchens and other workplaces that often simmer without air conditioning or sizzle in the hot summer months.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
The oil sizzles and activates the aromatics on top of the fish, giving the dish one final, bright burst of green.
—Lucas Sin, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2024
Blunt sizzled in a red Louis Vuitton gown that her character, Emily Charlton, would commend, while Hathaway wore a cerulean blue Versace design, a nod to the iconic scene in which Miranda elegantly scolds Andy for her sartorial naivete.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
For 46 sweltering days this summer, Miami sizzled under heat index temperatures that topped 100 degrees every afternoon.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2024
Anya Taylor-Joy sizzles as the matchmaker at its center who is determined to find an eligible bachelor for a new friend (Mia Goth).
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2024
That was when a productivity surge — an early payoff from the sudden embrace of laptops, cellphones and the internet — helped allow the Federal Reserve to keep borrowing rates low because inflation remained under control even as the economy and the job market sizzled.
—Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 21 Feb. 2024
The Packers have been sizzling at the start of games ever since.
—Steve Megargee, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024
Noun
On a sunny sizzle of an afternoon that began with a glitzy, cool pregame ceremony, the town’s hottest new trio strikingly stole the show.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Neither did the pop and sizzle of rain pounding on the roof.
—Sam McManis, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
The premise is fun, but the voicework from Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele is what gives this story its sizzle — and Selick certainly agrees.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2023
Bake for about 50 minutes at 350 degrees, then broil the dish briefly to get even more color on the chicken and a sizzle to the onions, now beautifully schmaltzy.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2024
Heads turned as the hot, hot cast iron was hoisted into its place of honor, delivering a delicious scent driven by those muted, but still telltale, sizzles and steam.
—Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
What before was like this wild like sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, is now quieting down.
—New York Times, 17 Nov. 2023
According to the season sizzle, Tristian Thompson is a big part of Khloé’s storyline.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 28 Sep. 2023
Kenny Leon, with his flair for showmanship and sizzle, is the ideal director to match Young’s indomitable energy.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2023
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“Sizzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sizzle. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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