sizzled
past simple and past participle ofsizzle
sizzle
verb[I]
uk/ˈsɪz.əl/us/ˈsɪz.əl/sizzleverb[I](MAKE SOUND)
to make asoundlikefoodcookinginhotfat:
Thesausagesare sizzling in thepan.
Toppledpowerlinestwitchedand sizzled.
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- bong
- chuff
- clatter
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- growl
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- plunk
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh
sizzleverb[I](BE EXCITING/ATTRACTIVE)
informal
to beinterestingorexciting:
Discover howlovecan sizzle between you andyourpartner.
The secondactsizzles withbrilliantspecialeffects.
informal
to be verysexuallyattractive:
Jessica Simpson sizzles in alow-cutsilverdress.
Exciting and interesting
- absorbing
- action-packed
- adventurous
- alley
- arresting
- bracing
- exhilarating
- fancifully
- fascinating
- fast lane
- gnarly
- rip-roaring
- romantic
- romantically
- rousing
- Roy of the Rovers stuff
- scintillating
- sensationally
- sizzle
- whirlwind
sizzleverb[I](BE HOT)
informal
to be veryhot:
Arizona sizzles in thesummer.
Hot & heat
- baking
- beat down
- boiling
- broiling
- burn
- burning
- fuggy
- geothermal
- glow
- heat haze
- heatwave
- piping hot
- red-hot
- scalding
- scorching
- sizzle
- stuffy
- swelter
- thermal
- white heat
Examplesofsizzled
sizzled
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
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