Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A hissing or sputtering.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- a. & n. from
sizzle .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
sizzle . - adjective
Hot enough to make ahissing sound. - adjective of food in a Chinese restaurant, etc. Brought to the table in the metal dish it has been cooked in, making such a sound.
- adjective
Exciting and intenselyemotional . - noun Such a hissing
sound .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective hot enough to burn with or as if with a hissing sound
- adjective characterized by intense emotion or interest or excitement
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Examples
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More on the term sizzling term cocotte: "The French have more words for "working girl" than any other language I know....
French Word-A-Day: 2006
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More on the term sizzling term cocotte: "The French have more words for "working girl" than any other language I know....
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I had rejected my old identity -- it had burned from me, hanging from my body in sizzling cobs.
Archive 2005-04-24 2005
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I had rejected my old identity -- it had burned from me, hanging from my body in sizzling cobs.
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MIAMI The Miami Heat, sizzling from the field, unloaded their full offensive arsenal on the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night.
USATODAY.com - Heat stay perfect in playoffs, stop Wizards 108-102 2005
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Well, I’ve dropped the pills and the luscious aroma of bacon sizzling is already making my mouth water … thanks for the tip
Cheeseburger Gothic » The Ladies Blue Room. Or something. 2010
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It’s good to be young but it’s even better to be cool especially in sizzling months of summer.
Archive 2007-03-01 Steve Carper 2007
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It’s good to be young but it’s even better to be cool especially in sizzling months of summer.
Buy Lactose, Flatter Your Body Steve Carper 2007
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So I love that genre entertainment is having such a day in the sun, but it's fascinating me that so few of the heroes of the franchises at the forefront can actually step out into sunlight -- unless they want to be caught sparkling or sizzling, that is.
Laura Brounstein: Why Vampires? It's the Superpowers, Stupid 2010
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So I love that genre entertainment is having such a day in the sun, but it's fascinating me that so few of the heroes of the franchises at the forefront can actually step out into sunlight -- unless they want to be caught sparkling or sizzling, that is.
Laura Brounstein: Why Vampires? It's the Superpowers, Stupid 2010
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