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sizzle

US/ˈsɪzəl/ uncommon informal

verb

1.
2.

seethe with deep anger or resentment

  • “She was sizzling with anger”
3.

burn or sear with a sizzling sound

  • “The fat sizzled in the pan”

Origin

Probably a derivative of Middle English sissen (“to hiss; buzz; hum”), equivalent to siss + -le (frequentative suffix); Ultimately imitative.

Phrases

  • all sizzle and no steak
  • sausage sizzle
  • sizzle cymbal
  • sizzle reel
  • sizzle steak

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