"zizzle" meaning in English

See zizzle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: zizzles [present, singular, third-person], zizzling [participle, present], zizzled [participle, past], zizzled [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} zizzle (third-person singular simple present zizzles, present participle zizzling, simple past and past participle zizzled)
  1. Synonym of sizzle Synonyms: sizzle [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-zizzle-en-verb-TojnX1UO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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