🇬🇧🇪🇸 sizzling - candente : English Lesson
adjective
Meaning of "sizzling" ("candente"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
“Sizzling” means so hot that it makes a hissing sound, like food cooking in a pan, or a very, very hot day that feels like everything might start to fry.
The pan was so sizzling that my pancake tried to jump out and escape breakfast.
It was such a sizzling day that the pigeons walked instead of flying to save energy.
The sun was so sizzling my shadow tried to hide under a tree without me.
It was a sizzling summer day, and even the ants were walking around with tiny water bottles.
The sizzling burger on the grill smelled so good my stomach wrote it a love letter.
A woman and her dog stand by a street grill; the sizzling meat, sizzling oil, and sizzling air hit them. The sizzling sun makes her fan sweat; she laughs, pats the dog, and flips a sizzling burger. The dog noses the pan, sniffs, then barks happily — relief as evening cools.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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