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
But that possession fizzled quickly and the Lions scored last, winning the game on Bates’ 42-yard field goal as time expired.
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The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Darnold is the only quarterback other than Tom Brady to lead consecutive 14-win seasons, but all those wins fizzled for Darnold in last year's first-round loss with Minnesota.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 5 Jan. 2026
Leaders often blame uncontrollable factors—policies of previous administrations, hiring for a boom that fizzled unexpectedly, macroeconomic uncertainty, the rise of artificial intelligence—but all too often the real strategic issues go unaddressed.
—Harvard Business Review, 1 Jan. 2026
In 2022, a promising start to the season fizzled into drought as storms dried up by mid-January — the snowpack dropped from 150% of average in early January to just 37% by April 1.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Twenty minutes came and went without a goal, thanks in part to Dostál’s stellar stop on Gaudreau and a three-on-one chance that fizzled out for the Ducks.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 23 Dec. 2025
Southern California has provided some recent examples of swarms that ultimately fizzled out.
—Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
But that drive also fizzled, Davis entered for a 35-yad field try, but saw his kick boink off the left upright -- his third miss of the day.
—Miami Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
As of Monday's close, Danaher stock has slipped 3% from those post-earnings highs, leading investors to wonder whether the rally has fizzled.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fizzled
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The heaters hissed and clanked, let off steam, fogged up the windows.—
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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.—
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For Washington, though, numbers bubbled to the surface in the 24-17 win.—
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Louis Vuitton, Bottega Veneta, and Coperni bubbled their hems while Tove and Calvin Klein opted for deep-V necklines and ground-grazing lengths.—
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“Fizzled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fizzled. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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