Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "sizzling" ita ce yin sautin bacin rai, ko zama mai zafi sosai, yawanci tare da sautin bacin rai, ko zama mai ban sha'awa ko rayayye. A matsayin sifa, “sizzling” na iya siffanta wani abu mai zafi da zafi ko zafi mai zafi, ko kuma yana iya siffanta wani abu mai ban sha’awa ko kuma armashi, wanda galibi ake amfani da shi wajen bayyana wasan kwaikwayo ko alakar soyayya. Hakanan yana iya kwatanta wani abu da ke soya ko gasa a cikin kasko, yana fitar da sautin huci.