how to pronounce sizzling

/ˈsɪzəlɪŋ/

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sizzling is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of sizzling in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… the sizzling one may be the brent crude …”

meanings of sizzling

adjective:

Exciting and intensely emotional or sexual.
Hot enough to make a hissing sound.
Brought to the table in the metal dish it has been cooked in, making such a sound.

verb:

Present participle of sizzle.

noun:

Such a hissing sound.

sizzling frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word sizzling occurs in english on average 2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.