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Thesaurus: sizzle

To make a hissing sound; to fry, or to dry and shrivel up, with a hissing sound.

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  1. v. i. To make a hissing sound; to fry, or to dry and shrivel up, with a hissing sound.
  2. n. A hissing sound, as of something frying over a fire.
  3. n. a sizzling noise
  4. v. make a sound like frying fat
  5. v. seethe with deep anger or resentment
  6. v. burn or sear with a sizzling sound
  7. To make a hissing sound; to fry, or to dry and shrivel up, with a hissing sound. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.] Forby. A hissing sound, as of something frying over a fire. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]
  8. To make a hissing sound; to fry, or to dry and shrivel up, witha hissing sound. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.] Forby.
  9. n:45/v:55 n. a sizzling noise v. make a sound like frying fat v. seethe with deep anger or resentment v. burn or sear with a sizzling sound