as in hissed
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 fizzled
The season’s last storm was Tropical Storm Fernand, which fizzled out far from land on August 28.
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Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Posts that started strong but fizzled out.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
As hopes of a levee repair fizzled, farmers were stranded.
—Molly Parker, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
Here’s whether their romance fizzled out after leaving Costa Rica.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 2 Sep. 2025
Just weeks after a previous UFO turned out to be a drifting hot water heater, their second mystery fizzled out just as oddly.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
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
Their first plan—asking Ethan for a fork to spark a conversation—fizzled out quickly.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
American Airlines launched a London flight to much anticipation, but the demand fizzled within a year.
—Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Posts that started strong but fizzled out.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
As hopes of a levee repair fizzled, farmers were stranded.
—Molly Parker, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
Here’s whether their romance fizzled out after leaving Costa Rica.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 2 Sep. 2025
Just weeks after a previous UFO turned out to be a drifting hot water heater, their second mystery fizzled out just as oddly.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
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
Their first plan—asking Ethan for a fork to spark a conversation—fizzled out quickly.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
American Airlines launched a London flight to much anticipation, but the demand fizzled within a year.
—Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fizzled
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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
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The previous week, Nini had boldly hissed at her from five feet away.—
Tao Lin,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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
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All summer long a sense of indignation has brewed and bubbled on Tyneside.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Fizzled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fizzled. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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