sizzle

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪzəl/
• Rhymes: -ɪzəl

Verb

1. (intransitive) To make the sound of water hitting a hot surface.
2. (intransitive) 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／啸 (zh) (xiào), 啸 (zh) (xiào), 噝／咝 (zh) (sī), 噝／咝 (zh) (sī)

• Czech: zasyčet pf
• Dutch: sissen (nl)
• Finnish: kihistä, sihistä (fi)
• French: grésiller (fr)
• German: zischen (de)
• Hungarian: sistereg (hu)
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• Italian: sfrigolare, gorgogliare (it)
• Maori: hihī
• Polish: skwierczeć
• Portuguese: chiar (pt)
• Russian: шипе́ть (ru) impf (šipétʹ), шкварча́ть (ru) impf (škvarčátʹ)
• Slovak: škvrčať
• Spanish: chisporrotear (es), chirriar (es)
• Vietnamese: xèo xèo

to be exciting or dazzling

• Dutch: zinderen (nl)
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• Finnish: säkenöidä

Noun

sizzle (countable and uncountable, plural sizzles)

1. (countable) the sound of water hitting a hot surface

   We heard the sizzle of the onions hitting the pan.

2. (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, 咝咝作响 (sīsīzuòxiǎng)

• Czech: zasyčení n
• Finnish: kihinä, sihinä
• French: grésillement (fr) m
• German: Zischen n
• Hungarian: sistergés
• Japanese: シューシューいう音 (shūshū iu oto)
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• Maori: hihī
• Polish: skwierczenie n
• Portuguese: chiado m
• Russian: шипе́ние (ru) n (šipénije), шкварча́ние n (škvarčánije)
• Slovak: škvrčanie n
• Spanish: chirriar (es)
• Vietnamese: tiếng xèo

zing, zip, or pizazz; excitement

• Czech: poprask m, rozruch (cs) m
• Finnish: säpinä
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• Spanish: chirrido (es) m

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