Thesaurus results for SIZZLED

sizzled

verb

past tense of sizzle

as in hissed

to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \s\ from my bed I could hear the bacon sizzling in the frying pan

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as in steamed

to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger she was really sizzling about being passed over for the promotion, and nearly quit

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Recent Examples of sizzled Backup quarterback Jameis Winston also sizzled, completing 19-of-20 passes while running the second-team offense, marking his second straight explosive padded practice including Tuesday’s six-touchdown red zone performance. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 Then, a slow-moving heat dome sizzled the East in early July, toppling records. — Ben Noll, Washington Post, 24 July 2026 But before those blockbuster hopefuls land in theaters, here’s a look at what sizzled and fizzled during the first six months of the year. — Brent Lang, Variety, 16 July 2026 Gigi Hadid sizzled in an itty-bitty brown string bikini for a pool day with her daughter Khai, 5. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 26 June 2026 Everyone from Tiffany Haddish, Remi Bader and Claire Kittle (who all made their runway debuts) to Camille Kostek, Alix Earle and all four of the Nader sisters — Sarah Jane, Mary Holland, Brooks Nader and Grace Ann — sizzled in sexy swimwear. — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026 The AMAs sizzled, attracting over 40 million viewers. — Lily Moayeri, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026 For her Swimsuit Issue cover, shot in Botswana, Earle sizzled in a gold string bikini by Andi Bagus. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 12 May 2026 In third place, at 12-under, is Cameron Young, who sizzled to a 63 on Saturday. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2026

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Wynn said the alligator started to get agitated and even opened its mouth and hissed at her.

— Steven Yablonski, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
The sky lay pure and blue and a cool dry wind hissed down upon them from the plains.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 July 2026

Definition of hissed

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The sweet alliums are cooked with cilantro and extra-virgin olive oil until tender, then tucked into thin dumpling wrappers that are folded into half-moons and steamed for exactly 10 minutes — any longer and the dough could break.

— Warren Rojas, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026
There’s arguably nothing more annoying than rushing out the door to an event, only to realize your dress is wrinkled and needs to be steamed.

— Ali Faccenda, InStyle, 23 July 2026

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Young people armed with machetes stormed the site of the funeral, forcing the team to flee and injuring one member, a representative told the Associated Press.

— Constant Same Bagalwa, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Jerusalem — Israeli settlers stormed a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank on Saturday and seized a home while its owner was inside in the latest brazen settler attack in the area.

— Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

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When Burgess put both their names on the sign outside their Bridgeport, Connecticut, workshop, Fuller seethed.

— Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
Despite performing alongside the Sailors, Burney quietly seethed over the way Guzmán treated the band, and Fernández in particular.

— Longreads, Longreads, 5 Mar. 2026

Definition of seethed

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have decided to move from from their Montecito idyll to the United Kingdom in mere weeks, news that generated countless headlines and shook royal society to its core.

— Chandler Tregaskes, Vanity Fair, 22 Aug. 2026
The temblor set off emergency quake alerts on mobile phones and also significantly shook Tokyo.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

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