fizzled; fizzling
ˈfi-zə-liŋ 
ˈfiz-liŋ
1
: fizz
2
: to fail or end feebly especially after a promising start
—often used with out
Synonyms
Examples of fizzle in a Sentence
Verb
oozing gobs of grease, a pair of fatty burgers fizzled on the grill
Noun
the home team's unexpected fizzle in that last game cost them the championship
the play was a fizzle, opening and closing the same night
Recent Examples on the Web
Margaret Farrell, SPIN, 12 Apr. 2024
So now, with their grand plans fizzled, officials are turning once more to the humble bus.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
The matter was revisited a few years later and fizzled out again.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
Trump Media shares stabilized around $70 before fizzling.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
The guys of Montez think duranguense fizzled out because too many bands tried to tap into the style at once.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2024
Some experts believed that the debate over whether embryos are morally equal to people had fizzled long ago.
—Daniel Gilbert, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
Another attempt in 2019 fizzled after a fight with the city of Boise and heirs to the Albertson family, who argued that the buildings would block the view from their homes on the rim of the Boise Bench.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 2 Apr. 2024
The campaign fizzled out as young Iowans continued to seek bright lights elsewhere after college, part of a perennial brain drain still facing this and other Midwestern states.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024
Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024
And just about everyone seemed to have a theory for the fizzle.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
If Copilot fizzles or is deemphasized the way Cortana was, the Copilot key could become a way to quickly date a Windows PC from the mid-2020s, the way that changes to the Windows logo date keyboards from earlier eras.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2024
The fizzle at the finish line guarantees that Congress will be ensnarled in policy and fiscal battles as lawmakers fight for control of the House and the Senate in November’s elections.
—Carl Hulse, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
There’s even merch in the works — and a rush to get it on shelves ASAP in case their love story fizzles quickly.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 28 Sep. 2023
Its initial box-office fizzle was a disappointment, indicative of American audiences’ resistance to Latino stories, yet the film has endured as a touchstone for many Mexican-American viewers.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Oct. 2023
Despite the fizzle in Instacart’s shares since the debut, the offering was popular.
—Ryan Vlastelica, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2023
Advertisement The Senate trial, which promises to be one of the biggest political spectacles in Texas history, will determine not only whether Paxton will be allowed to serve out his term, but whether the movement against Republicans who voted to impeach him expands or fizzles.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr., Dallas News, 31 July 2023
Verb
Most tracks reach a near-tumultuous climax before fizzling out.
—Margaret Farrell, SPIN, 12 Apr. 2024
So now, with their grand plans fizzled, officials are turning once more to the humble bus.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
The matter was revisited a few years later and fizzled out again.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
Trump Media shares stabilized around $70 before fizzling.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
The guys of Montez think duranguense fizzled out because too many bands tried to tap into the style at once.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2024
Some experts believed that the debate over whether embryos are morally equal to people had fizzled long ago.
—Daniel Gilbert, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
Another attempt in 2019 fizzled after a fight with the city of Boise and heirs to the Albertson family, who argued that the buildings would block the view from their homes on the rim of the Boise Bench.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 2 Apr. 2024
The campaign fizzled out as young Iowans continued to seek bright lights elsewhere after college, part of a perennial brain drain still facing this and other Midwestern states.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024
Noun
The outcome of this week’s union election at Volkswagen will go a long way in determining whether the union’s momentum continues to crest or fizzles out, experts told ABC News.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024
And just about everyone seemed to have a theory for the fizzle.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
If Copilot fizzles or is deemphasized the way Cortana was, the Copilot key could become a way to quickly date a Windows PC from the mid-2020s, the way that changes to the Windows logo date keyboards from earlier eras.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2024
The fizzle at the finish line guarantees that Congress will be ensnarled in policy and fiscal battles as lawmakers fight for control of the House and the Senate in November’s elections.
—Carl Hulse, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
There’s even merch in the works — and a rush to get it on shelves ASAP in case their love story fizzles quickly.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 28 Sep. 2023
Its initial box-office fizzle was a disappointment, indicative of American audiences’ resistance to Latino stories, yet the film has endured as a touchstone for many Mexican-American viewers.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Oct. 2023
Despite the fizzle in Instacart’s shares since the debut, the offering was popular.
—Ryan Vlastelica, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2023
Advertisement The Senate trial, which promises to be one of the biggest political spectacles in Texas history, will determine not only whether Paxton will be allowed to serve out his term, but whether the movement against Republicans who voted to impeach him expands or fizzles.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr., Dallas News, 31 July 2023
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