Synonyms of fizzling

fizzling

verb

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hissing
• bubbling
• sizzling
• fizzing
• whistling
• whizzing
• swishing
• wheezing
• buzzing
• whishing
• whooshing
• humming
• effervescing
• swooshing
• zipping
• droning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fizzling

Even worse, the wing screens — the big digital screens mounted at the base of the F50’s wingsail — were fizzling out with the excess water torrenting out of the gloomy Sassnitz sky. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Larry Wren, captain of The First Choice charter boat in Islamorada, has spent decades on the ocean and has seen lightning hit the water, fizzling the surface, oftentimes making the hair on the top of people’s head stand up. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

Fery doesn’t need to worry about his tennis career fizzling out anymore. — Andrew Dampf, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

While behind-the-scene romances fizzling out could cause tension on set, Lando and Seymour revealed that things worked out just fine. — Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026

Like with many IPOs, most individual investors won’t get in at the offering share price, which usually delivers a first-day pop before fizzling out. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 8 June 2026

And speculation weeks ago that the top two finishers heading to the November election would both be Republicans was fizzling out. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 2 June 2026

Now, American Fire, which was anticipated to begin construction as early as February, may be on the verge of fizzling. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026

But none of these tracks really explore their ideas as much as just fiddling in place, with any initial energy fizzling out almost immediately. — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 9 Mar. 2026