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
Recent Examples on the Web
The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 June 2024
Millions of new college graduates are entering the workforce just as entry-level job prospects are fizzling.
—Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 16 June 2024
Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 20 June 2024
The high-profile fizzles of Fields and Mitch Trubisky and Jay Cutler and Rex Grossman and Cade McNown create additional frustration.
—Dan Wiederer, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2024
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Verb
Live theater may have fizzled for burlesque, but an audience continued for film.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 June 2024
Millions of new college graduates are entering the workforce just as entry-level job prospects are fizzling.
—Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 16 June 2024
Noun
That way, your time at the grill can be all sizzle and no fizzle.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 20 June 2024
The high-profile fizzles of Fields and Mitch Trubisky and Jay Cutler and Rex Grossman and Cade McNown create additional frustration.
—Dan Wiederer, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Fizzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fizzle. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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