What does sizzling mean?

sizzling means "hot enough to burn with or as if with a hissing sound". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in sizzling?

sizzling has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈsɪzəlɪŋ/.

What is another word for sizzling?

Close synonyms include red-hot. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sizzling a common word?

sizzling is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

sizzling — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
hot enough to burn with or as if with a hissing sound
“a sizzling steak”
“a sizzling spell of weather”
Similarhot
2.
characterized by intense emotion or interest or excitement
“a red-hot speech”
“sizzling political issues”
Synonymsred-hot
Similarhot

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What does sizzling mean?: sizzling means "hot enough to burn with or as if with a hissing sound". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

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