fizzle
verb (used without object)
to make a hissing or sputtering sound, especially one that dies out weakly.
fizzled
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past participleof fizzle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof fizzle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
fizzleverb (used without object)to make a hissing or sputtering sound, especially one that dies out weakly.
Example Sentences
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A yearslong boom in Chinese demand has fizzled, and the West’s aspirational middle classes, vital to brands like Louis Vuitton, are increasingly squeezed by price inflation, damping their confidence to splurge on high-end goods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
But other new memory ETFs have fizzled so far.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
German government proposals to include Coke Zero and other artificially-sweetened drinks in its new sugar tax fizzled out Wednesday after pushback within the ruling coalition and from businesses.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Nine months later, the index tallied its last record high before falling into a yearslong bear market as the dot-com bubble fizzled.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Back at the field, the party fizzled out abruptly.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
