Thesaurus results for FIZZLING

fizzling

verb

present participle of fizzle

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 Larry Wren, captain of The First Choice charter boat in Islamorada, has spent decades on the ocean and has seen lightning hit the water, fizzling the surface, oftentimes making the hair on the top of people’s head stand up. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 Fery doesn’t need to worry about his tennis career fizzling out anymore. — Andrew Dampf, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026 While behind-the-scene romances fizzling out could cause tension on set, Lando and Seymour revealed that things worked out just fine. — Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026 Like with many IPOs, most individual investors won’t get in at the offering share price, which usually delivers a first-day pop before fizzling out. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 8 June 2026 And speculation weeks ago that the top two finishers heading to the November election would both be Republicans was fizzling out. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 2 June 2026 The organization announced his firing Monday night, ending a tenure that began with legitimate promise before fizzling out. — Chris Johnston, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026 Now, American Fire, which was anticipated to begin construction as early as February, may be on the verge of fizzling. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026 But none of these tracks really explore their ideas as much as just fiddling in place, with any initial energy fizzling out almost immediately. — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 9 Mar. 2026

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Scientists previously created tiny diving suits for Madagascar hissing cockroaches that could be used in perilous search operations, according to a study published in the journal Nature Communications.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 3 Sep. 2026
But delivering that level of craft in a high-octane room where the hissing espresso machine competes with the bassline?

— Carly Boers, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

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