fizzled; fizzling
ˈfi-zə-liŋ 
ˈfiz-liŋ
1
: fizz
2
: to fail or end feebly especially after a promising start
—often used with out
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Examples of fizzle in a Sentence
Verb
oozing gobs of grease, a pair of fatty burgers fizzled on the grill
Noun
the home team's unexpected fizzle in that last game cost them the championship
the play was a fizzle, opening and closing the same night
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Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2024
The fake experts fizzle out, and companies become afraid to invest.
—Dan Gardner, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
But the boom of 2021 was just a fizzle compared to what’s come down the pipe since.
—Alexis Gunderson, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Get as much done as possible today, because your drive will fizzle by evening.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2024
The fake experts fizzle out, and companies become afraid to invest.
—Dan Gardner, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
After 20 years, Matthew Lillard has come back from the critical and box office fizzle of Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
But the boom of 2021 was just a fizzle compared to what’s come down the pipe since.
—Alexis Gunderson, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Fizzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fizzle. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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