fizzling

present participle of fizzle
as in hissing
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 fizzling The broad market index started the day modestly higher, touching a new all-time intraday high, before fizzling a bit and trading near the flatline. Kevin Stankiewicz,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2025 Justin Fuente, his successor, got off to a good start, winning 19 games in his first two seasons, before fizzling out, to be replaced by Pry and his mediocre tenure. Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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  • Splinter after splinter flopping onto the stone threshold, tsss, tsss, hissing like a nest of vipers.
    Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Contractors working on a sewer project on the 4600 block of 10th Avenue at Stockton Boulevard reported hearing a hissing sound coming from a 2-inch gas line, according to authorities.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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  • While your cider is reducing on the stove, your kitchen fills with the fragrance of warm spices and bubbling sugar.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Bake in preheated oven until cheese has melted and mixture is bubbling around edges, about 10 minutes.
    Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025

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“Fizzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fizzling. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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