sizzles

Pops on griddle

Sizzles is the sound of something cooking in hot fat or oil—a continuous hissing as moisture meets heat.

The word extends to anything producing that sound: bacon sizzles in the pan, rain sizzles on the pavement.

Figuratively, something that sizzles is exciting or sexually charged: The chemistry between them sizzles.

cooking

fry

Cook in hot fat

  • grillCooking surface over fire
  • panShallow cooking vessel
  • oilSlippery viscous fluid

sear · bacon · saute · skillet · spatter · crisp · browning · caramelization · char · smoke

buzz

hype

Exaggerated promotional fanfare

trending · electric · sensation · popular · fervor · craze · fever · stir · dynamic · thrilling

Opposites
sound intensity and heat activity

sizzlesfreezes

Hardens from cold

simmers · cools · chills · quiets · hushes

excitement and energy (figurative)

sizzlesfizzles

Weakly fails after starting

flops · bombs · falls flat · bores · drags

Phrases
Family

sizzling, sizzle, sizzled, sizzler, sizzlers

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G