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sizzling en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsɪzəlɪŋ/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. Hot enough to make a hissing sound.
  2. (in the names of dishes in Asian cuisine etc.) Brought to the table in the metal dish it has been cooked in, making such a sound.
  3. (informal) Exciting and intensely emotional or sexual.
  4. (informal) Very skilful or impressive.
    • The two teams played a sizzling match.

Forms

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most sizzling Degree=Sup lexicographic
more sizzling Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

sizzlingly

sizzling en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsɪzəlɪŋ/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. Such a hissing sound.

Forms

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sizzlings Number=Plur lexicographic

sizzling en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsɪzəlɪŋ/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of sizzle
    form of sizzle