sizzle
IPA: sˈɪzʌɫ
noun
- (countable) The sound of water boiling on a hot surface.
- (countable, informal) The process of being cooked which involves that sound.
- (uncountable) Zing, zip, or pizazz; excitement.
verb
- (intransitive) To make the sound of water boiling on a hot surface.
- (transitive, informal) To cook (something) in a manner which causes that sound.
- (intransitive) To be exciting or dazzling.
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Examples of "sizzle" in Sentences
- I added sausage sizzle to the article.
- The sizzle can be as important as the steak.
- If you're unlucky, things sizzle for a while.
- Frizzle Sizzle and Tower of Power are fine too.
- We're interested in the steak not the sizzle here.
- Clearly, the one with the most pregame sizzle is option C.,
- I see you have posted it as both Sophomore Sizzle and Sophomore sizzle.
- I had to make judicious use of the scissors to get rid of the sizzled bits.
- The sizzle is the key thing, not the steak, and if the steak is rancid you try a tastier sauce.
- *Thud… sizzle sizzle* …aifink yew has da freakwencees awf jes a itteh bitteh bit…. jes a guess doh…
- I do enjoy different "sizzle" levels, and, as others have said, it all depends on the book itself, how well it's done.
- The presentations are followed by a 30-second "sizzle" - industry jargon for those all-important Saturday-morning commercials.
- This teaser trailer should more accurately be called a sizzle reel, and you'll understand why once you've watched it, so without further delay, fire this baby up!
- Their products don't have "sizzle" -- unlike complex financial instruments like collateralized mortgage obligations, initially created for the defunct Freddie Mac.
- Sci-fi tends to glamorize laser weapons (pew pew, you're dead), when in reality the experts say getting "shot" with will probably feel more like napalm (* sizzle sizzle*, protracted death).
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