English noun: sizzle | |||
1. | sizzle (event) a sizzling noise | ||
Broader (hypernym) | noise | ||
English verb: sizzle | |||
1. | sizzle (communication) make a sound like frying fat | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | make noise, noise, resound | ||
2. | sizzle (emotion) seethe with deep anger or resentment | ||
Samples | She was sizzling with anger. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | boil, seethe | ||
3. | sizzle (change) burn or sear with a sizzling sound | ||
Samples | The fat sizzled in the pan. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | scorch, sear | ||