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
With the ball at her feet and one defender to beat, Summit FC center back Kaleigh Kurtz shadowed her to perfection and held on long enough for her teammates to get back in support, and the play fizzled out.
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Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
Summer monsoon storms stayed away, while winter rains fizzled.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
But the Cowgirls outscored the Bruins in the second half and the Bruins’ shooting fizzled out during a tense third quarter.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Too often, however, the end product was wasteful, or attacks merely fizzled out — as was the case in this foray upfield at Old Trafford.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
So what can explain the posthumous malice Trump feels toward Mueller seven years after his investigation fizzled out?
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Even the most promising characters, like a self-aware God with anxiety issues, fizzled out and were left to deliver undercooked one-liners.
—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
But the effort struggled to gain momentum and eventually fizzled.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026
Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
Summer monsoon storms stayed away, while winter rains fizzled.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
But the Cowgirls outscored the Bruins in the second half and the Bruins’ shooting fizzled out during a tense third quarter.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Too often, however, the end product was wasteful, or attacks merely fizzled out — as was the case in this foray upfield at Old Trafford.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
So what can explain the posthumous malice Trump feels toward Mueller seven years after his investigation fizzled out?
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Even the most promising characters, like a self-aware God with anxiety issues, fizzled out and were left to deliver undercooked one-liners.
—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
But the effort struggled to gain momentum and eventually fizzled.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fizzled
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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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The heaters hissed and clanked, let off steam, fogged up the windows.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Dec. 2025
Verb
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And our group chats bubbled up over pillowy ‘ballet slipper lip’ products, a concealer with skin care benefits and 12 hour wear, and an innovative ‘botox in a bottle’ wrinkle serum.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
1 Apr. 2026
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The long-simmering tensions within the alliance have bubbled up again over the war in Iran.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Fizzled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fizzled. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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