sizzle

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪzəl/
Rhymes: -ɪzəl

Verb

sizzle (third-person singular simple present sizzles, present participle sizzling, simple past and past participle sizzled)

to make the sound of water hitting a hot surface
to be exciting or dazzling
The song sizzled with energy.

Translations

to make the sound of water hitting a hot surface

Catalan: espurnejar (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 嘯 (zh), 啸 (zh) (xiào), 噝 (zh), 噝 (zh) (sī)
Czech: zasyčet pf
Dutch: sissen (nl)
French: grésiller (fr)
German: zischen (de)

Hungarian: sistereg (hu)
Italian: sfrigolare
Maori: hihī
Polish: skwierczeć
Portuguese: chiar (pt)
Russian: шипе́ть (ru) impf (šipétʹ), шкварча́ть (ru) impf (škvarčátʹ)
Spanish: chisporrotear (es), chirriar (es)
Vietnamese: xèo xèo

to be exciting or dazzling

Dutch: zinderen (nl)

Noun

sizzle (countable and uncountable, plural sizzles)

(countable) the sound of water hitting a hot surface
We heard the sizzle of the onions hitting the pan.
(uncountable) zing, zip, or pizazz; excitement.
Her performance had a lot of sizzle.

Translations

the sound of water hitting a hot surface

Chinese:
Mandarin: 噝噝作響, 咝咝作响 (sīsīzuòxiǎng)
Czech: zasyčení n
French: grésillement (fr) m
German: Zischen n
Hungarian: sistergés
Japanese: シューシューいう音 (shūshū iu oto)

Maori: hihī
Polish: skwierczenie n
Portuguese: chiado m
Russian: шипе́ние (ru) n (šipénije), шкварча́ние n (škvarčánije)
Spanish: chirriar (es)
Vietnamese: tiếng xèo

zing, zip, or pizazz; excitement

Czech: poprask m, rozruch (cs) m

Spanish: chirrido (es) m

Anagrams

zizels

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