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Hissing vs Sizzling - What's the difference?

hissing | sizzling |

As verbs the difference between hissing and sizzling

is that hissing is while sizzling is .

As nouns the difference between hissing and sizzling

is that hissing is the sound of a hiss while sizzling is such a hissing sound.

As an adjective sizzling is

hot enough to make a hissing sound.

hissing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The sound of a hiss.

    • sizzling

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Hot enough to make a hissing sound.
  • (of food in a Chinese restaurant etc) Brought to the table in the metal dish it has been cooked in, making such a sound.
  • Exciting and intensely emotional.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Such a hissing sound.