Used in a Sentence

sizzle

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for sizzle.

Editorial note

As you know, marketing is all about the packaging, and how you sell the sizzle, not the steak.

Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

Ellipsis of sizzle reel. [A short promotional video, particularly one showing off the work of a videographer or animator.]

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of sizzle gathered in one view.

noun

Ellipsis of sizzle reel. [A short promotional video, particularly one showing off the work of a videographer or animator.]

verb

(intransitive) To be exciting or dazzling.

noun

(uncountable) Zing, zip, or pizazz; excitement.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sizzle.

noun

Ellipsis of sizzle reel. [A short promotional video, particularly one showing off the work of a videographer or animator.]

verb

(intransitive) To be exciting or dazzling.

noun

(uncountable) Zing, zip, or pizazz; excitement.

verb

(intransitive) To make the sound of water boiling on a hot surface.

Example sentences

1

As you know, marketing is all about the packaging, and how you sell the sizzle, not the steak.

2

Also folks with a lot of different worldviews and personality types, if you want you team to sizzle.

3

There are already small NPM modules like dom-events for attaching and triggering events, and qwery, or sizzle for querying selectors.

4

Of course it doesn't add up, because it's like all marketing: all sizzle, no steak.

5

I'd say jQuery is popular simply due to their Sizzle library which is now in many other frameworks.

6

Let solar installer search be the press sizzle, and throw in some steak.

7

My interpretation is that the article satirizes modern JavaScript development and startup culture, both of which are heavy on sizzle but lean on steak.

8

A breadcrumb should sizzle/produce little bubbles when thrown into the oil/butter.

9

How would that even work in a one-sizzle-fits-all way?

10

They very rarely sizzle out, and the ones that do probably have a defect, or we didn't get the cap screwed on properly.

11

There are many capabilities sizzle.js provides that go beyond CSS specifications (and also in some cases that are in the specification, but not yet implemented by browsers).

12

I'll take the substance over the sizzle any day of the week.

Quote examples

1

If you quite literally want "what jQuery uses to select things" and nothing else, you're really looking for Sizzle.

2

If the free course is nothing but the "sizzle" and a giant pitch for something paid, that's a problem.

3

He said that they seemed to prefer “sizzle sounds” that MP3s bring to music.

4

I remember that "sizzle." That's the perfect way to put it!

Proper noun examples

1

These days it's not Sizzle, which is mostly support for non-qSA browsers and support for custom pseudo-selectors.

2

I also use Google Groups for discussion on a number of my other projects (Processing.js, Env.js, Sizzle.js, and TestSwarm).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use sizzle in a sentence?

As you know, marketing is all about the packaging, and how you sell the sizzle, not the steak.

What does sizzle mean?

Ellipsis of sizzle reel. [A short promotional video, particularly one showing off the work of a videographer or animator.]

What part of speech is sizzle?

sizzle is commonly used as noun, verb.