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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
After bonding over backgammon throughout Season 1, Charles and Calbert’s friendship fizzles when Charles has to tell him that he’s been lying about his identity as part of his undercover work. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 June 2025 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
Verb
The season’s last storm was Tropical Storm Fernand, which fizzled out far from land on August 28. Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025 The team fizzled out in the Western Conference Semifinals and failed to qualify for the postseason the following year. Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fizzle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fizzle
Noun
  • Biden and, by extension, Harris will be remembered even and perhaps especially by Democrats as symbolizing disappointment and defeat.
    W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Austin Corbett used stronger terms to describe the mood following the 26-10 defeat.
    Joseph Person, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Bureau staff were told the group itself, already gutted as part of mass layoffs at the State Department in July, would refocus on migration diplomacy and disaster response rather than its traditional refugee focus.
    Ted Hesson, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • That question frames an episode that opens not with battle, but with the kind of stillness that comes before disaster.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 12 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
  • Crypto bubbles lead to crypto collapses.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Despite those gains, the group still recorded a net loss of $517 million, largely due to the collapse of the Capri acquisition and a write-down at Kate Spade.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But the shot has been a life-saving public health intervention against the disease, which can lead to severe health problems, including liver cancer and failure, and death.
    Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Johnson has faced six rule vote failures under his speakership, with the most recent on July 15.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Otherwise, plan to clean the bottom of the oven anytime a dish bubbles over.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Speculation has bubbled that Noah and her siblings, including Miley, had taken sides in the break-up.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Most recently, he was badly injured after a high–speed car crash in New Hampshire in August.
    Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Initial reports said the possible crash may have occurred near Summit Lake, the sheriff's office said.
    Jessica Gorman, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Biden and, by extension, Harris will be remembered even and perhaps especially by Democrats as symbolizing disappointment and defeat.
    W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Added to this was a disillusioning disappointment with the mechanisms of the art world.
    Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Fizzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fizzle. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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