sizzle
To make the sound of water boiling on a hot surfaceTo make the sound of water boiling on a hot surface.
» Sell the sizzle and not the steak.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To make the sound of water boiling on a hot surface.
The sausages were sizzling on the barbecue.
zischen
шипе́тьšipétʹ, шкварча́тьškvarčátʹ
шкварча́тиškvarčáty
make a sound like frying fat
(informal, transitive)To cook (something) in a manner which causes that sound.
I sizzled the bacon for a few minutes in the pan.
brutzeln
(intransitive)To be exciting or dazzling.
The song sizzled with energy.
Examples
13 sentencesSell the sizzle and not the steak.
For whom sit these snakes, sizzling atop your heads?
The sausages sizzled in the frying pan and smelt delicious.
deDie Würstchen brutzelten in der Bratpfanne und rochen herrlich!
I love hearing food sizzle.
Tom fried three eggs in the pan and put in bacon too, which sizzled and smelled delicious.
ruТом разбил три яйца в сковородку и добавил ещё туда сала, так что всё это аппетитно зашипело и запахло.
deTom schlug drei Eier in die Pfanne und tat Speck dazu, dass es köstlich brutzelte und roch.
Translations
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Origin
Probably a derivative of Middle English sissen (“to hiss; buzz; hum”), equivalent to sissProbably a derivative of Middle English sissen (“to hiss; buzz; hum”), equivalent to siss + -le (frequentative suffix); Ultimately imitative.
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Forms
sizzles, sizzling, sizzled, sizzledWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle