# sizzling

Pronunciation: say "SIZ-ling" /ˈsɪzlɪŋ/

## Adjective

1. Hot enough to give off a hissing, crackling sound.
   - Simple: So hot that it makes a hissing, crackling sound.
   - _The cook flipped the steak on the sizzling griddle._
   - _Bacon hit the sizzling skillet and filled the kitchen with smoke._
2. Exciting and charged with intense emotion or sexual attraction. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Very exciting and full of strong romantic feeling.
   - _Critics praised the sizzling chemistry between the two leads._
   - _Their sizzling affair dominated the gossip columns for months._
3. Served at the table still hissing in the hot metal dish it was cooked in.
   - Simple: Served still hissing in the hot metal dish it was cooked in.
   - _The waiter carried out a sizzling platter of garlic shrimp._
   - _Their signature dish is a sizzling skillet of peppers and steak._
4. Strikingly skillful or impressive. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Very impressive and full of skill.
   - _The guitarist delivered a sizzling solo that left the audience breathless._
   - _He hit a sizzling forehand down the line to win the point._

## Noun

5. The hissing, crackling sound produced by food frying or by a very hot surface meeting liquid.
   - Simple: The hissing sound made by hot food as it cooks in fat.
   - _The sizzling of the fajitas drew every eye in the restaurant._
   - _A loud sizzling came from the grill as the fat dripped down._

## Verb

6. Present participle of sizzle. — present participle and gerund of sizzle
   - Simple: Present participle of sizzle. Use this form for something happening right now.
   - _The steaks were sizzling over the open flame._
   - _Fat kept sizzling as the roast turned on the spit._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/sizzling (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).