sizzle
The sound of water boiling on a hot surfaceThe sound of water boiling on a hot surface.
» Sell the sizzle and not the steak.
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3 senses(countable)The sound of water boiling on a hot surface.
We heard the sizzle of the onions hitting the pan.
Zischen
шипе́ниеšipénije, шкварча́ниеškvarčánije
(countable, informal)The process of being cooked which involves that sound.
Give them a sizzle for a few more minutes before serving.
(uncountable)Zing, zip, or pizazz; excitement.
Her performance had a lot of sizzle.
- a sizzling noise
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! — Dani6187
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. — alik_farber
deTom schlug drei Eier in die Pfanne und tat Speck dazu, dass es köstlich brutzelte und roch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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
plural: sizzlesWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.