26984 words

sizzles

8 definitions • 12 examples
1
to make a sound like food cooking in hot fat:

Examples:

The sausages are sizzling in the pan.
Toppled power lines twitched and sizzled.
2
to be interesting or exciting :

Examples:

Discover how love can sizzle between you and your partner.
The second act sizzles with brilliant special effects.
3
to be very sexually attractive:

Examples:

Jessica Simpson sizzles in a low-cut silver dress.
4
to be very hot:

Examples:

Arizona sizzles in the summer.
5
the sound of food cooking in hot fat:

Examples:

the sizzle of bacon
6

Examples:

Unpredictability is what gives politics its sizzle.
Real love is something far stronger than that first sizzle of chemistry.
7
to make the sound of food frying:

Examples:

Doughnuts sizzled in the hot fat.
fig. This movie sizzles with excitement.
8
the sound of food frying:

Examples:

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