sizzlePronunciation: /ˈsɪz(ə)l/Translate sizzle | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of sizzle verb [no object] 1(of food) make a hissing sound when frying or cooking:the bacon began to sizzle in the pan 2 informal be very hot:we sizzled in blazing sunshine this week be very exciting or passionate:they simply sizzle as their affair develops noun 1 [in singular] a hissing sound, as of food frying or cooking:the sizzle of hot dogs 2 [mass noun] informal a state or quality of great excitement or passion:it would be a waste not to cast him in roles requiring some sexual sizzleDerivatives sizzler noun Origin: early 17th century: imitativesizzle in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of sizzle in the US English dictionary