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Verb: sizzle  si-zul
  1. Make a sound like frying fat
    "The steak sizzled on the grill"
     
  2. Burn or sear with a sizzling sound
    "The fat sizzled in the pan"
     
  3. Seethe with deep anger or resentment
    "She was sizzling with anger"
Noun: sizzle  si-zul
  1. A sizzling noise
    "The sizzle of bacon cooking filled the kitchen"

Derived forms: sizzled, sizzles, sizzling

Type of: boil, make noise, noise, resound, scorch, sear, seethe

Encyclopedia: Sizzle