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
Even the most promising characters, like a self-aware God with anxiety issues, fizzled out and were left to deliver undercooked one-liners.
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
The House refused to hear it, and the talk fizzled.
—Jeffrey S. Solochek, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
And just like last season under Thibodeau, the offense has fizzled a bit in the second half of the season under Brown.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
But the effort struggled to gain momentum and eventually fizzled.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026
But their tournament run fizzled out in the third round against a Purdue team that was too big, too experienced and too deep for the Wildcats to handle.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
The bill fizzled out after Crossover Day at the Capitol, but the problem of too-slow drivers persists.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Mar. 2026
However, the laws can’t go into effect until the federal government enacts similar legislation, and the 2023 version of the bill fizzled out in a congressional committee.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
After all the iterations of Hole fizzled out officially, Love has been regularly teasing reunions, posting a photo of herself with Erlandson together at the end of 2013, followed by the promise of a new single the next year.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026
Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
The House refused to hear it, and the talk fizzled.
—Jeffrey S. Solochek, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
And just like last season under Thibodeau, the offense has fizzled a bit in the second half of the season under Brown.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
But the effort struggled to gain momentum and eventually fizzled.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026
But their tournament run fizzled out in the third round against a Purdue team that was too big, too experienced and too deep for the Wildcats to handle.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
The bill fizzled out after Crossover Day at the Capitol, but the problem of too-slow drivers persists.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Mar. 2026
However, the laws can’t go into effect until the federal government enacts similar legislation, and the 2023 version of the bill fizzled out in a congressional committee.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
After all the iterations of Hole fizzled out officially, Love has been regularly teasing reunions, posting a photo of herself with Erlandson together at the end of 2013, followed by the promise of a new single the next year.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 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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The site, which bubbled and hissed for decades, is still called the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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Disagreements bubbled up about everything from ethical-use cases to whether Bitcoin’s ecosystem should expand to include new tokens.—
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
17 Mar. 2026
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