- Sizzle
- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈsi-zəl\
- Function:
- verb
- Inflected Form(s):
- siz·zled; siz·zling \ˈsi-zə-liŋ, ˈsiz-liŋ\
- Etymology:
- perhaps frequentative of siss to hiss
- Date:
- 1603
transitive verb
: to burn up or sear with or as if with a hissing sound
intransitive verb
1
: to make a hissing sound in or as if in burning or frying
2
: to seethe with deep anger or resentment
sizzle. (2008). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
Retrieved May 15, 2008, from //www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sizzle
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