sizzling

verb

Meaning

To make the sound of water hitting a hot surface.
To be exciting or dazzling.
Such a hissing sound.
Hot enough to make a hissing sound.
(of food in a Chinese restaurant etc) Brought to the table in the metal dish it has been cooked in, making such a sound.
Exciting and intensely emotional or sexual.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

hot(English)red-hot(English)boiling(English)sizzly(English)hissy(English)fizzy(English)scorchio(English)squealy(English)saboteur(English)toasted(English)brownie(English)shrimp(English)

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Sources

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