Meaning & use
sizzling
Making a hissing, crackling sound, especially from frying in hot oil; extremely hot.
See it in a sentence
The sizzling bacon filled the kitchen with a smoky, savory smell.
Tourists avoided the sizzling pavement during the hottest part of the afternoon.
A note on using this word
Sizzling can describe literal heat and sound, or figuratively describe something exciting, tense, or intensely attractive.
Words with a similar meaning
scorchingblistering
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
freezingfrigid
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