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fizzle definition

fiz·zle (fiz′əl)

intransitive verb fizzled -·zled, fizzling -·zling

  1. to make a hissing or sputtering sound
  2. Informal to fail, esp. after a successful beginning: often with out

Etymology: ME fesilen, to break wind silently, akin to fisten: see feist

noun

☆ Informal an attempt that ends in failure

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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