n.
Pronunciation: ' si-z ə l
Function: verb
Inflected Form: siz · zled ; siz · zling \ ' si-z ə -li ŋ , ' siz-li ŋ \
Etymology: perhaps frequentative of siss to hiss
Date: 1603
transitive verb : to burn up or sear with or as if with a hissing sound
intransitive verb
1 : to make a hissing sound in or as if in burning or frying
2 : to seethe with deep anger or resentment