In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SIZZLE
sizzle
(noun) a sizzling noise
sizzle
(verb) burn or sear with a sizzling sound; “The fat sizzled in the pan”
sizzle
(verb) make a sound like frying fat
sizzle
(verb) seethe with deep anger or resentment; “She was sizzling with anger”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
sizzle (third-person singular simple present sizzles, present participle sizzling, simple past and past participle sizzled)
(intransitive) To make the sound of water hitting a hot surface.
(intransitive) To be exciting or dazzling.
Noun
sizzle (countable and uncountable, plural sizzles)
(countable) the sound of water hitting a hot surface
(uncountable) Zing, zip, or pizazz; excitement.
Anagrams
• zizels
Source: Wiktionary
Siz"zle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sizzled; p. pr. & vb. n. Sizzling.] Etym: [See Siss.]
Definition: To make a hissing sound; to fry, or to dry and shrivel up, with a hissing sound. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.] Forby.
Siz"zle, n.
Definition: A hissing sound, as of something frying over a fire. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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