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sissle

Syllables: sis·sle/ˈsɪs.əl/

sissle is the alternative form of sizzle.

sissle is the alternative form of sis.

Meaning of sizzle

Verb

sizzle (third-person singular simple present sizzles, present participle sizzling, simple past and past participle sizzled)

  1. (intransitive) To make the sound of water boiling on a hot surface.
    • The sausages were sizzling on the barbecue.
  2. (informal, transitive) To cook (something) in a manner which causes that sound.
    • I sizzled the bacon for a few minutes in the pan.
  3. (intransitive) To be exciting or dazzling.
    • The song sizzled with energy.

See all 6 meanings of sizzle

Forms of sissle

Verb
third-person singular presentsissles
present participlesissling
past participlesissled
pastsissled
Noun
pluralsissles

Words formed from sissle

Words that rhyme with sissle

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Questions about sissle

What is sissle the alternative form of?
Sissle is the alternative form of sizzle.
How do you pronounce sissle?
Sissle is pronounced /ˈsɪs.əl/.

Words near sissle in the dictionary

  1. sissify
  2. sissifying
  3. sissiness
  4. sissing
  5. Sissinghurst
  6. sissle
  7. sissled
  8. sissles
  9. sissling
  10. Sissom
  11. Sissoms

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