sizzling

adj, noun — 5 senses

sizzling

adj

/ˈsɪzəlɪŋ/

1

Hot enough to make a hissing sound.

2

Brought to the table in the metal dish it has been cooked in, making such a sound.

In the names of dishes in Asian cuisine etc.

3

Informal Exciting and intensely emotional or sexual.

4

Informal Very skilful or impressive.

The two teams played a sizzling match.

Derived terms: sizzlingly

sizzling

noun

1

Such a hissing sound.

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