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
Some data suggests the Sora 2 buzz is already fizzling among the few million people who were invited to download it.
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Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
That truce showed signs of fizzling this week, though, with China announcing strict new limits on exports of rare earth minerals crucial to high-tech products.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
This isn't just a five-star quarterback fizzling in the face of runaway expectations.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 9 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
Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
That truce showed signs of fizzling this week, though, with China announcing strict new limits on exports of rare earth minerals crucial to high-tech products.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
This isn't just a five-star quarterback fizzling in the face of runaway expectations.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 9 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fizzling
Verb
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Signs of conflict between groups include hissing, fighting, blocking access to resources, or excessive focus on one another—often subtle but highly stressful for the affected feline.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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My pal was in deep slumber, breathed through this kind of hissing accordion.—
Sam Lipsyte,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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Once the hydrogen sulfide is captured, the solution can be renewed and reused multiple times simply by bubbling air through the solution.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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In the first chapter of our planet's long story, Earth was a hot, rocky world bubbling with lava.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Fizzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fizzling. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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