Sizzle (Verb)
Meaning 1
Make a sound like frying fat.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- Bacon sizzled in the hot pan as it cooked to a crispy perfection.
- The oil in the deep fryer began to sizzle as the chef added a handful of vegetables.
- Onions sizzled in butter as the aroma wafted through the kitchen.
- The fat on the steak started to sizzle when the chef slapped it onto the hot grill.
- As the dough hit the hot oil, it sizzled and bubbled, forming a crispy pastry shell.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Seethe with deep anger or resentment; "She was sizzling with anger".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- His face was sizzling with rage as he watched the scam unfold before his eyes.
- The politician's critics were sizzling with indignation over the latest scandal.
- She was sizzling with anger at her boss's unreasonable demands.
- The crowd was sizzling with resentment as the verdict was announced.
- Her eyes were sizzling with fury as she penned the scathing letter.
Hypernyms
Meaning 3
Burn or sear with a sizzling sound; "The fat sizzled in the pan".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The scent of sizzling bacon filled the entire kitchen as she cooked breakfast.
- As the steak hit the hot grill, the oil began to sizzle and spit wildly.
- Onion slices sizzled in the pan, their translucent edges browning with each passing moment.
- Water droplets sizzled on the scorching surface of the pan as she added the soup ingredients.
- When the chef tossed the prawns into the sizzling wok, the aroma of seafood and spices wafted through the air.