sizzling
Definition
- Adjective:
- Extremely hot: Describes something that is so hot it makes a hissing sound, like food cooking in oil or fat, or weather that is intensely hot.
- Very exciting, intense, or passionate: Describes something characterized by strong emotion, great interest, or exciting energy.
Usage and Examples
- Describing Extreme Heat:
- The chef placed the sizzling steak on the plate. (The steak was so hot it was making a hissing sound.)
- We escaped the sizzling summer heat by going to the beach. (The summer weather was intensely hot.)
- Describing Intensity or Excitement:
- The debate covered several sizzling political issues. (The political issues were exciting and generated strong emotions.)
- Their sizzling chemistry on screen made the movie a hit. (Their interaction was very passionate and exciting.)
Advanced Usage
- "sizzling hot": An emphatic phrase used to emphasize extreme heat or, informally, great attractiveness or popularity.
- Be careful, the pan is sizzling hot. (The pan is extremely hot.)
- The new song is sizzling hot on the charts. (The new song is very popular right now.)
Variants and Related Words
- Sizzle (verb): To make a hissing sound, like something frying in hot oil.
- I could hear the bacon sizzle in the pan.
- Sizzle (noun): The hissing sound itself, or a showy, exciting quality.
- The steak arrived with a satisfying sizzle. (Sound)
- The performance had plenty of sizzle. (Exciting quality)
Synonyms
- For heat: Scorching, blistering, searing, burning.
- For excitement: Electrifying, thrilling, red-hot, dynamic.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- To sizzle with [emotion/energy]: To be full of a particular strong feeling or quality.
- The room sizzled with anticipation before the announcement. (The room was full of intense anticipation.)
Adjective
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characterized by intense emotion or interest or excitement
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a red-hot speech
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sizzling political issues
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hot enough to burn with or as if with a hissing sound
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a sizzling steak
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a sizzling spell of weather
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