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Synonyms
siz·zle (sĭźəl)

[Perhaps frequentative of Middle English sissen, to hiss, of imitative origin.]

intransitive verb: -zled, -zling, -zles. 

  1. To make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat.
  2. To seethe with anger or indignation.
  3. To be very hot: a summer day that sizzled.

noun 

A hissing sound.

derivatives

siźzling·ly
adverb