Synonyms for fizzle
- noun
- verb
Definitions
- n. 1
A spluttering or hissing sound.
- n. 2
Failure of an exploding nuclear bomb to meet its expected yield during testing.
- v. 1
To sputter or hiss.
The soda fizzled for several minutes after it was poured.
Related words
- Word family
- fizz fizzy
- Phrases
- fizzle out
Forms
- Plural
- fizzles → hisses, fizzes, crackles, hissings…
- Past participle
- fizzled
Example sentences
- fizz This cola has lost its fizz and doesn't taste any good.
- hushing Dmitri put his finger over his lips, making a hushing sound.
- fail See to it that this letter is posted without fail.
- flop That movie was a big hit overseas but was a flop here.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| fizzle | rising | |
| fizz | rising | |
| crackle | rising | |
| hushing | rising | |
| sibilation | steady | |
| fail | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- fail1, bust1, flop1, hiss1, fizz1
- 6 letters
- fiasco3
- 7 letters
- failure2, hissing2, crackle2, hushing
- 10 letters
- sibilation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fiasco3 = 3 syllables).