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 | ||