To fizzle is to give off a lot of gas or smoke, but not to produce any actual flames. When you fizzle a candle, you are trying to make it go out by putting a lot of air into it.
The candle fizzed and then went out.
The gas stove fizzed and then went out.
verb
become bubbly or frothy or foaming
Synonyms:
noun
an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)
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The Fizz is a show on TV.
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Christmas is a time for mistletoe and fizz.
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They fizz in the mouth when chewed.
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You notice the fizz that it makes.
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It is one of the many flavors which fizz.
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At the end of the show she leaves in a taxi with fizz.
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At the end of the show, she leaves in a taxi with Fizz.
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Chinese property market finds its fizz.
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Fizz sound is clearly marketing through endorsements and advertisements.
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Coke sales fizz as Pepsi spat leaves it flat.