Sizzle

·noun A hissing sound, as of something frying over a fire.

II. Sizzle ·vi To make a hissing sound; to fry, or to dry and shrivel up, with a hissing sound.

to sizzle
To hiss from the action of fire.--Forby. From the ends of the wood the sap fries and drips on the s...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.