sizzle
pronunciation
How to pronounce sizzle in British English:
UK [ˈsɪzl]
How to pronounce sizzle in American English:
US [ˈsɪzəl]
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- Verb:
- make a sound like frying fat
- seethe with deep anger or resentment
- burn or sear with a sizzling sound
Word Origin
- sizzle (v.)
- c. 1600, "to burn with a hissing sound," perhaps a frequentative form of Middle English sissen "hiss, buzz" (c. 1300), of imitative origin. The figurative sense is attested from 1859. Related: Sizzled; sizzling. The noun is first recorded 1823.
Example
- 1. It revolution were all sizzle and no beef .
- 2. The islands sizzle with excitement or murmur with the quiet calm of pristine nature .
- 3. With the new company , called sizzle it , mr. gerber vowed to find a niche , reduce overhead and generally be more frugal .
- 4. Sales immediately began to sizzle .
- 5. I wanted to give folks a little sizzle .