sizzling

1. 1
   adjective

   So hot that it makes a hissing, crackling sound.

   Like a hot stone that hisses when you splash water on it.

   The sizzling pan was far too hot to touch.

   She dropped the burger onto the sizzling grill.

   Similarhot, searing, scorching, red-hot

   Oppositecold, cool

2. 2
   adjectivecolloquial

   Very exciting and full of strong romantic feeling.

   Like the heat you feel when two people can't take their eyes off each other.

   They shared a sizzling romance over the summer.

   The movie has a sizzling love story at its heart.

   Similarsteamy, torrid, passionate, electric, hot

   Oppositetepid, lukewarm, dull

3. 3
   adjective

   Served still hissing in the hot metal dish it was cooked in.

   Like a hot pan that keeps hissing even after it leaves the stove.

   We ordered the sizzling fajitas and heard them before we saw them.

   A sizzling plate of beef arrived at our table, still steaming.

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4. 4
   adjectivecolloquial

   Very impressive and full of skill.

   She played a sizzling solo that brought the crowd to its feet.

   The team is on a sizzling winning streak.

   Similarblistering, dazzling, scorching, brilliant, electrifying

   Oppositelackluster, mediocre

5. 5
   noununcountable

   The hissing sound made by hot food as it cooks in fat.

   Like the soft hiss of rain landing on a hot road.

   The sizzling of bacon woke everyone in the house.

   We could hear the sizzling from across the kitchen.

   Similarhissing, crackling, spitting, sputtering

6. 6
   verb

   Present participle of sizzle. Use this form for something happening right now.

   The sausages are sizzling in the pan right now.

   I can hear the onions sizzling on the stove.

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