"sizzling" in the verb sense

1. sizzle

make a sound like frying fat

2. sizzle

seethe with deep anger or resentment

"She was sizzling with anger"

3. sizzle

burn or sear with a sizzling sound

"The fat sizzled in the pan"

"sizzling" in the adjective sense

1. sizzling

hot enough to burn with or as if with a hissing sound

"a sizzling steak"

"a sizzling spell of weather"

2. red-hot, sizzling

characterized by intense emotion or interest or excitement

"a red-hot speech"

"sizzling political issues"

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