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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sizzle

/ˈsɪzəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
siz-zle
IPA
/ˈsɪzəl/
24
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make the sound of water boiling on a hot surface.

Intransitive verb

verb

To cook (something) in a manner which causes that sound.

Informal; Transitive verb

verb

To be exciting or dazzling.

Intransitive verb

noun

The sound of water boiling on a hot surface.

Countable

noun

The process of being cooked which involves that sound.

Countable; Informal

noun

Zing, zip, or pizazz; excitement.

Uncountable

noun

Ellipsis of sizzle reel.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsɪzəl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

sizzles (present, singular) sizzling (participle, present) sizzled (participle, past) sizzled (past) sizzles (plural)

Derived Forms

sizzler sizzly

Phrases

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

Rhymes With

drizzle chisel fizzle frizzle grizzle frizzell frizell mizell bizzell grizzell mizzell swizzle

Questions

How do you pronounce sizzle?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪzəl/.
What does sizzle mean?
To make the sound of water boiling on a hot surface.
Where does sizzle come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce sizzle

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