Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sizzler

/ˈsɪzləɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: siz-zler
IPA: /ˈsɪzləɹ/

25

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who, or that which, sizzles.

noun

A person who is very sexually attractive.

Slang

noun

An Indian dish of meat and vegetables served sizzling on a hot plate.

noun

A very hot day.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"The cannelloni ($5.50) bubbles and hisses, a creamy sizzler with a blanket of fresh chopped parsley covering that lovely noodle dough; its forcemeat of pork and chicken is both rich and mild, and the Alfredo sauce isn't overcheesed."
"Today's a real sizzler, so it would be wise to put on sunscreen."

Etymology

From sizzle + -er.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

sizzlers (plural)

Synonyms

scorcher stinker

Rhymes With

twizzler grizzler fizzler mizzler rizzler

Questions

How do you pronounce sizzler?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪzləɹ/.
What does sizzler mean?: One who, or that which, sizzles.
Where does sizzler come from?: From sizzle + -er.

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