sizzle
verb/ˈsɪzl/
/ˈsɪzl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they sizzle | /ˈsɪzl/ /ˈsɪzl/ |
| he / she / it sizzles | /ˈsɪzlz/ /ˈsɪzlz/ |
| past simple sizzled | /ˈsɪzld/ /ˈsɪzld/ |
| past participle sizzled | /ˈsɪzld/ /ˈsɪzld/ |
| -ing form sizzling | /ˈsɪzlɪŋ/ /ˈsɪzlɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to make the sound of food frying in hot oil
- sizzling sausages
Oxford Collocations DictionarySizzle is used with these nouns as the subject:- sausage
- [intransitive] to be very exciting, especially in a sexual way
- The screen sizzles whenever she appears on it.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: imitative.
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