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

2 of 2

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
Warren’s campaign fizzled out, but President Joe Biden later consulted with the group on a proposal to tax families with more than $100 million in assets. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026 But while the effort drew bipartisan support, the proposal fizzled. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 Oct. 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
  • Trump can’t let Iran turn a military defeat into a diplomatic victory.
    — , FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • After allocating about 8% of GDP to NEOM, once contract cancellations are included, the government has admitted a costly defeat.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of defeat
Noun
  • Residents, meanwhile, can give firefighters the best shot at stopping a potential disaster by clearing flammable vegetation in their yards and fire-hardening their homes.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The goal, ultimately, is not to eat our way out of an ecological disaster.
    — Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of disaster
Verb
  • Andy the Alligator hisses, the sound provided by a recording of bacon frying in a pan.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of hiss
Noun
  • Mohamud also warned of a possible secondary collapse, as the collapsed building was leaning on its neighbor.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Spirit Airlines' ghost planes The problems with young retirements predate Spirit's collapse.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of collapse
Noun
  • Even if Theranos had a functioning testing machine, the economic model on which is was based would result in failure.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Even among voters who want Republicans to retain control, 17% cited weak AI and data center oversight — second only to a failure to bring down prices.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of failure
Verb
  • This is especially important with fruit pies, to prevent the bubbling fruit juices from spilling over the edge of the pan onto your oven floor.
    — Melissa Weller, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Going back to Galadriel, the trailer reveals that there are tensions bubbling under the surface for Galadriel and her Elf prince, Celeborn (Jamie Campbell Bower).
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of bubble
Noun
  • That’s 35% of the value of the S&P 500 and the highest concentration in a handful of stocks since just before the crash of 1929.
    — Ming Lu, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The California Highway Patrol on Wednesday afternoon was investigating a fatal crash on County Road 102 in Yolo County.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of crash
Noun
  • Charli expressed her disappointment over the cancelation and promised to return to Arizona in the future.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Advertising may not be broken, but also made for a disappointment.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of disappointment

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