sizzle
Example Sentences
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Deeply felt longing is its own kind of sizzle.
I run toward the smell of sautéed garlic as fast as my legs will take me, but I can hear my sister’s parting words through the noisy sizzle.
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The silk sizzled and shrank as the handkerchief blazed.
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"The leads are captivating and their chemistry sizzles," he said.
From BBC
A streak of lightning sizzled through the dark sky.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.