- present participle of sizzle.
sizzling
Example Sentences
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For many, the smell of charcoal and sizzling meat is the scent of summer.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Many of Mr. Coppola’s recollections are sensory: roasted peppers, his grandma’s sizzling meatballs, a neighbor’s homemade wine sweetened with peaches—“smells and tastes that intoxicate me to this day.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
But neither those measures nor Friday’s sizzling temperatures stopped fans from gathering in hopes of sneaking a peak at their longtime idol and sending Swift their well wishes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
In Washington on Friday morning, hundreds of people braved sizzling heat to visit the Great American State Fair taking place on the National Mall.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Princess Vasilisa swept down hallway after hallway, saying nothing but leaving a trail of sizzling wrath in the air behind her.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
