Fizzle
Fizzle verb - To make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \s\.
Pop
Pop verb - To break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure.
Usage example: a balloon popped suddenly and startled us all
Both words in one sentence
- Do the chemicals that make up gunpowder actually react the way they do in our real world, or do they just fizzle and pop, if they even do anything at all?
Source: Medieval Stasis - When a tank dies, it may explode in a number of random ways: It could just fizzle and pop, or it could take out a whole mountain (and anyone nearby) with a nuke-sized explosion, or it could spray Funky Bomb explosions everywhere.
Source: Video Game / Scorched Earth -
As a result, "Together" continued to fizzle out at Country Airplay, but strong sales and success at pop and adult contemporary radio kept it at the top of Hot Country Songs for an absurdly long time.
Source: Chart Displacement
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