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fizzle

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verb

as in to hiss
to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \s\ oozing gobs of grease, a pair of fatty burgers fizzled on the grill

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Recent Examples of fizzle
Noun
In a 4-3 extra-innings loss to the New York Mets on Monday, a night that started with frustration — then crescendoed with a late-game rally — ultimately ended in a familiar fizzle. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025 As a result, when the signal finally came, the flaming mail coach proved a fizzle rather than a rocket. Joseph Patrick Kelly, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
Verb
Though Bowyer agreed to cooperate with Speidel, who was pursuing a larger case into offshore gambling in Costa Rica, the investigation fizzled and no charges were filed against Bowyer. David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025 But the talks ended without any breakthrough, wrapping up abruptly in Hanoi in 2019 – and efforts at denuclearization or peace negotiations fizzled out afterward. Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fizzle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fizzle
Noun
  • A day later, Fenerbahce dismissed Jose Mourinho, in part due to the defeat to Benfica in the Champions League play-offs.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • With Fritz's defeat, there are no American men left in the tournament.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Recently published studies about people affected by the Maui and Los Angeles fires showed that beyond affecting heart and lung function and interrupting access to medical care, these climate disasters have led to higher rates of depression and even suicide.
    Lahari Vuppaladhadiam, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • As someone who evacuated but was still directly impacted by the storm, Shepard used her lived experience to influence her research on colonial disasters.
    Essence, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Nineteen hours after departure the train took its final breath, hissed and braked into the historic port of Narvik.
    The Editors, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Initially Mila can be seen hissing at Fifi, just for being near her.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Was the specter of Cracker Barrel’s collapse and bankruptcy a mere fancy?
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Ultimately, at over 100 kilonewtons of force, the structure groaned under the force before one of the beams finally gave away in an intentional collapse that provided critical data for the study.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In May 2018, one of the funicular’s cars derailed due to a serious maintenance failure of its wheels, although the car did not overturn and no one was injured, according to Público, a Portuguese daily national newspaper.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
  • An incident report submitted to the state by Energy Transfer attributed the pipeline failure to a technician’s errors.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Although Ipswich ended up relegated from the Premier League, Enciso’s spell there hinted at the productivity which intermittently bubbles above the surface.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Swift’s name has bubbled up as a possible halftime performer in the run-up to what is typically an early September announcement for a number of reasons.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Emergency services deployed 62 rescuers and 22 support vehicles to the crash, according to local media.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Authorities have not yet given an official cause for the crash and police are still investigating at the scene.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This disappointment reoriented me to a stabler ground.
    Joe Joyce, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The Bengals embark on another season where anything short of a playoff run will be seen as another disappointment.
    Jason Hoffman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Fizzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fizzle. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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