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fizzle Definition

fiz·zle (fizəl)

intransitive verb -·zled, -·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

fizzle* Synonyms

fizzle*

n.

fizzle Usage Examples

Particle object:

  • routine: Their marriage seems fizzled out, daily routine has long caught up with them.

Converse of object

  • console: Plans for Linux game console fizzle - ZDNet UK News.. .
  • make: The result of including these reprises is to make the album fizzle away with little fanfare.
  • see: So the insidious campaign against walking poles continues and, not wishing to see a good vitriolic feud fizzle out, in I jump.

Modifying Another Word

  • eventually: They then spilled up and Mole and Al did a few gigs on their own which eventually fizzled out.
  • soon: All the new friends I had made soon fizzled out.
  • away: We sold plums until the plum market collapsed: the local fruit markets fizzled away and the processing plants closed down.
  • just: What we don't want is the season just fizzling out.
  • all: It all fizzles out, tho, in a long explanation of why the cover-up is a Good Thing.
  • then: They came every five minutes until about 3.30, and then fizzled out.

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