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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
But the drama, which starts off powerfully, fizzles in the second half. Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Brady Dale Feb 27, 2025 - Economy Meme coin moment fizzles after Trump cashes in When the most famous man in the world cashes in on a crypto trend, that's a strong top signal. Axios, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
So finalize your flights, grab your wallets, and shop away before these early Fourth of July deals fizzle out. Nicol Natale, People.com, 27 June 2025 After the fights fizzled out, Nurse, Godjovich, Bennett, Frederic, Greer and Ekholm were all called for game misconducts and sent off the ice for the remainder of the game. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for fizzle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fizzle
Noun
  • Sunday’s defeat capped a roller-coaster first half in which the Yankees jumped out to a 42-25 record, only to follow with a 6-16 skid that included two separate six-game losing streaks.
    Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2025
  • And moments of a 3-2 defeat to the Sounders showed the gap between where KC is at compared to the true competitors in the league.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • Additionally, the general public came to mistrust and reject nuclear energy projects, further disillusioned by the Three Mile Island disaster.
    Time, Time, 15 July 2025
  • For these communities and others like them (our thoughts are with the people of Central Texas), several days of disaster usually means years of arduous reconstruction.
    Louis Gritzo, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • At one point during the proceedings, Bryant threatened to clear the courtroom after one spectator hissed in disapproval and several others laughed at Hausmann’s assertion that the city had violated the company’s due process rights.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
  • Warning signs a skunk is ready to spray include jumping, stamping their front feet, arching their back, clicking teeth, and hissing.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • Metallica famously initiated the landmark lawsuit against peer-to-peer file sharing company Napster in 2000, which led to further suits that ultimately caused the company's initial collapse.
    Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
  • Automatic proposal drafting, data ingestion, and benchmarking collapse non-billable hours, freeing margin that can be redeployed as fee discounts or reinvested in service upgrades or tooling.
    Noah Ohrner, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Smith was charged with a traffic offense - failure to yield resulting in a fatality, a source close to the situation told PEOPLE.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 12 July 2025
  • The changes address failures uncovered a year ago by the ProPublica/CBS News investigation.
    Cassandra Jaramillo, ProPublica, 12 July 2025
Verb
  • In the southern hills of the Mexico state of Coahuila, water bubbles from below the surface to create crystal clear pools between the rocks.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
  • In fact, stopping here often causes new tasks to bubble to the surface.
    Cynthia Tee, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Earlier reports about the cause of the crash were made in error by the fire department, Humphrey said.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 July 2025
  • Further details about the vehicles involved and the circumstances of the crash were not released Friday.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • The Pixel 10 Pro Fold’s New Focus One pricing decision that may come as a disappointment is with the Pixel 10 Pro Fold.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
  • He’d been disappointed to ride in an ordinary bus, and disappointment, by exposing pride, summoned shame.
    Clare Sestanovich, New Yorker, 13 July 2025

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“Fizzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fizzle. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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