noun / verb
sizzle
SIZ-uhl/sˈɪzʌl/
A hissing produced by intense heat.
The bacon sizzles in the hot pan as bubbles gather along its edges.
Etymology
Sizzle may combine the sound-imitating verb sissen with a repeated-action ending. On that analysis, the word evokes the repeated hissing heard as something fries or burns.
In context
simply sprinkle a few drops into the pan if they Sizzle and evaporate immediately you're good to go
More examples
- Drops of water sizzle on the hot iron.
- We hear a loud sizzle when the batter hits the oil.
- The mushrooms are sizzling in butter.
Forms
sizzle · sizzles · sizzled · sizzling