adjective
- Marked by much heat: ardent, baking, blistering, boiling, broiling, burning, fiery, heated, hot, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, sultry, sweltering, torrid. See hot/cold/lukewarm.
| Thesaurus: sizzling |
| WordNet: sizzling |
The adjective has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
hot enough to burn with or as if with a hissing sound
Meaning #2:
characterized by intense emotion or interest or excitement
Synonym: red-hot
Meaning #3:
intensely stirred up especially by anger or resentment
Synonym: boiling
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