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SIZZLING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hot enough to burn with or as if with a hissing sound
Example:
a sizzling spell of weather
Classified under:
Similar:
hot (used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Characterized by intense emotion or interest or excitement
Example:
sizzling political issues
Synonyms:
red-hot; sizzling
Classified under:
Similar:
hot (extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb sizzle
