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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

ジュージュー音を立てる

Pronunciation / Transliteration: juujuu oto o tateru

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sizzle/ˈsɪz.əl/
verbnounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"肉が熱いフライパンでジュージューと音を立てている。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To make a hiss or sputtering sound when cooking or exposed to intense heat.

    "The fresh sausages begin to sizzle as soon as they touch the hot iron skillet."
As noun
  1. 1

    A hissing sound characteristic of food frying or water hitting a hot surface.

    "I could hear the appetizing sizzle of the steak from across the restaurant."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Originates from late 15th century as an imitative, onomatopoeic creation mimicking the sound of something burning or frying in fat. It evolved through regional dialects to describe both the acoustic phenomenon of intense heat and, metaphorically, palpable excitement or liveliness.

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