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Sizzling

adjective

Hot enough to burn with or as if with a hissing sound. "A sizzling spell of weather"

Characterized by intense emotion or interest or excitement. Synonym: red-hot. "Sizzling political issues"

Sizzle

verb

(past & past part. sizzled; pres. part. sizzling)

Make a sound like frying fat.

Seethe with deep anger or resentment.

Burn or sear with a sizzling sound.

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"Sizzling" Quotes from Famous Books

... have such a handy thing as an atmosphere around us," cried the Frenchman; "it not only enables us to breathe, but it actually keeps us from sizzling up like griskins." ...

— All Around the Moon • Jules Verne

... the distance from the foot to the crest of the knoll Fracasse's men have gone in face of the hot, sizzling tornado of bullets, when there is a blast of explosions in their faces with all the chaotic and irresistible force of a volcanic eruption. Not only are they in the midst of the first lot of the Browns' shells at the shorter range, but one Gray battery has either made a ...

— The Last Shot • Frederick Palmer

... burned brightly in the fireplace, snapping and sizzling as the blaze caught and flamed on the resin. Deep in an easy chair, Greg Manning stretched his long legs out toward the fire and lifted his glass, squinting at the ...

— Empire • Clifford Donald Simak

... heard all day, and it choked me.—There's just a bit left at the bottom. [He bustles.] Now, first the fire. [He puts the match to the paper—it kindles.] And then my pipe. [The fire burns up; he throws himself in front of it.] Boo-o-oh, I'm sizzling.... I got so wet that I felt the water running into my lungs—my feet didn't seem to belong to me—and as for my head and nose! [Yawns.] Well, smoke's good—by the powers, I'm getting warm—come closer to it, Mary. It's a little after midnight now—and I left home, this fine, luxurious ...

— Five Little Plays • Alfred Sutro

... he remarked to the trio of idlers leaning against the side of the building; "guess I'd better go over an' see who's on her," moving as he spoke out into the sizzling glare of the almost deserted street. Glancing toward the east his eyes fastened on a cloud of dust whirling rapidly along the road that came from the direction of ...

— The Ramblin' Kid • Earl Wayland Bowman

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