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
That effort fizzled after AllHere went bust — a collapse tracked by layoffs and the criminal indictment against Smith-Griffin.
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
Detroit’s early efforts to make EVs fizzled, resulting in $50 billion of investment write-offs.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 24 Feb. 2026
The promo fizzled nationwide at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
By 1997, the battle had fizzled out and Jackson had moved on to more political concerns.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
The effort fizzled out six years later.
—Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
But that soft relaunch fizzled out, and this one makes no such effort to evolve the concept.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
Even what seemed like major developments have sometimes fizzled out into the same waiting game.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The party atmosphere in Cortina has fizzled out, however.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
Detroit’s early efforts to make EVs fizzled, resulting in $50 billion of investment write-offs.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 24 Feb. 2026
The promo fizzled nationwide at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
By 1997, the battle had fizzled out and Jackson had moved on to more political concerns.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
The effort fizzled out six years later.
—Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
But that soft relaunch fizzled out, and this one makes no such effort to evolve the concept.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
Even what seemed like major developments have sometimes fizzled out into the same waiting game.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The party atmosphere in Cortina has fizzled out, however.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fizzled
Verb
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The heaters hissed and clanked, let off steam, fogged up the windows.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Dec. 2025
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Many more dogs licked the cat than the opposite, and more felines ignored, ran away, and hissed at the dog than vice versa.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In recent weeks, the finance committee has bubbled with disagreement over this approach.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Mar. 2026
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From start to finish, the 13-minute show bubbled with irrepressible energy, a celebration of human connections that transcended the sour headlines of the day.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Fizzled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fizzled. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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