Past tense of sizzle
regular verb
The past tense of sizzle is sizzled. The past participle is also sizzled.
Forms of sizzle
| Base form (V1) | sizzle /ˈsɪzəl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | sizzled |
| Past participle (V3) | sizzled |
| Present participle | sizzling /ˈsɪzəlɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | sizzles |
Sizzled in a sentence
- I sizzled the bacon for a few minutes in the pan.
- The song sizzled with energy.
- It wasn't anything someone could hear, just an intense humming that sizzled all over.2012, Tony Bertauski, Halfskin: A Technothriller, →ISBN. From the entry buzzie
- The frying pan hissed and sizzled as Ishvar gently slid ping-pong sized balls into the glistening oil.1995, Rohinton Mistry, chapter 10, in A Fine Balance, Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, page 487. From the entry hiss
- Beginning with the delightful “Drink-taken,” you have half-towed, sizzled, flukaw, flutered, spifflu, langers, and stocious.1949, Charles Graves, Ireland Revisited, page 20. From the entry stocious
Meaning of sizzle
- verb To make the sound of water boiling on a hot surface.
- verb To cook (something) in a manner which causes that sound.
- verb To be exciting or dazzling.
Questions about the past tense of sizzle
- What is the past tense of sizzle?
- The past tense of sizzle is sizzled.
- What is the past participle of sizzle?
- The past participle of sizzle is sizzled.
- Is sizzle a regular or irregular verb?
- Sizzle is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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