fizzle 1 of 2

noun

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1
as in defeat
a falling short of one's goals the home team's unexpected fizzle in that last game cost them the championship

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2
as in disaster
something that has failed the play was a fizzle, opening and closing the same night

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fizzle

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verb

ˈfi-zəl How to pronounce fizzle (audio)
as in to hiss
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 fizzle
Noun
The premise sounds oversold, especially since the end of the race was something of a fizzle. — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026 Pick the game before guests arrive, give people time to socialize first and keep a backup game ready in case the first one fizzles. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026
Verb
But — like the announcement of the city’s bounce from Olympic contention — the festival fizzled. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026 In the current quarter, this trade has fizzled, with a near-3% S&P 500 return almost exactly offset by further losses in bonds as benchmark yields climbed relentlessly toward 19-year highs. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fizzle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fizzle
  1. defeat
  2. disaster
  3. hiss
  4. collapse
  5. failure
  6. bubble
  7. crash
  8. disappointment
Noun
  • Abiy's office accused the TPLF of obstructing the agreement and said that the latest fighting ended in its defeat.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Abiy’s office accused the TPLF of obstructing the agreement and said the latest fighting ended in its defeat.
    — Khaled Kazziha, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of defeat
Noun
  • Faizi said ambulances and disaster management personnel arrived from a nearby facility within five minutes of being alerted.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • For example, largely because of the environmental disaster that is Weikuang Dam, the country doesn’t permit the development or operation of stand-alone monazite mines—that is, mines where nothing is mined except monazite ore.
    — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of disaster
Verb
  • In the first week of the COVID shutdown, Holmes packed her two hissing black cats, donned an N95 mask and flew to LAX.
    — Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • This step is what brought us here, to Ponysaurus, filling out the online notice to the tune of a hissing compressor that kept clean air moving through the brewing system.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of hiss
Noun
  • The study does not establish that every future change is irreversible or that Thwaites must accelerate toward total collapse.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • David Waldowski Laguna Woods The excuses for the Dodgers collapse flew off the page minutes after the last out of Game 4.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of collapse
Noun
  • The question confronting Israel and its international partners is not simply whether money should flow into Gaza, but also who controls it—and whether the next arrangement will avoid the failures of the last.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Special-teams breakdowns — including a 70-yard kickoff return and two field-goal failures — played a big role in the Rams’ 37-34 overtime loss to Buffalo.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of failure
Verb
  • Rumors of Frow’s impending departure had been bubbling in the industry in some months.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Anthony Tubbs of the Los Angeles Fire Department said firefighters also responded to reports of flooding in the area and found water bubbling from the street.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of bubble
Noun
  • The character was killed in a helicopter crash in Amritsar, Indian that also involved the Indian Prime Minister.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
  • After co-headlining with Charli xcx at the peak of Brat Summer, Sivan was struck by his post-show emotional crash, when the roar of stadiums gave way to the quiet of being totally on his own.
    — Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of crash
Noun
  • To rely on him on a day-to-day basis is to live under conditions of constant disappointment.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The trading disappointment comes after CEO Brian Moynihan told analysts last month that trading revenue would be roughly flat; instead the combined bond and stock trading results fell by 5%.
    — Hugh Son, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of disappointment

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