fizzled

verb

past tense of fizzle
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 In the intervening decades, various redevelopment gambits have fizzled. — Jack Brook, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 Back in April, the campaign by Third Way and some centrist Democrats to demand candidates stay away from Parker fizzled out. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026 There’s a reason this subgenre fizzled — very few writers could match the wit and imagination of Tarantino, much less its patron saint, Elmore Leonard. — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026 Speaking with the Tribune last week, Driver said discussions with aldermen about extending the deadline had fizzled. — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 Against this backdrop, the K has been widening as the cost of living soared and pandemic-era stimulus fizzled. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 But the matter fizzled, and the Trumps never admitted wrongdoing. — Kai Bird, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 There have been previous unionization attempts in college sports over the past decade-plus, but many have stalled or fizzled. — Justin Williams, New York Times, 31 July 2026 However, by that summer, their relationship had seemingly fizzled out. — Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fizzled
  1. hissed
  2. bubbled
Verb
  • Wynn said the alligator started to get agitated and even opened its mouth and hissed at her.
    — Steven Yablonski, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • The sky lay pure and blue and a cool dry wind hissed down upon them from the plains.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 July 2026
Definition of hissed
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  • Drenching storms first bubbled up late Thursday morning in southeastern Pennsylvania and expanded northeast to parts of New Jersey and New York City.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The colors sparked an immediate sense of joy, and a fizz of anticipation bubbled through our group.
    — Megan Wilkes, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of bubbled

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“Fizzled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fizzled. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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