fizzle in English dictionary

  • fizzle

    Meanings and definitions of "fizzle"

    • To sputter or hiss.
    • (figuratively) To decay or die off to nothing; to burn out; to end less successfully than previously hoped.
    • A spluttering or hissing sound.
    • noun
      A spluttering or hissing sound.
    • noun
      Failure of a nuclear bomb to meet its expected yield during testing.
    • verb
      To sputter or hiss.
    • verb
      (figuratively)
      To decay or die off to nothing; to burn out; to end less successfully than previously hoped.
    • to splutter or hiss
    • to decay or die off to nothing
    • spluttering or hissing sound
    • noun
      a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop"
    • noun
      a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"
    • verb
      end weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending"

    Synonyms of "fizzle" in English dictionary

    sibilation, hiss, discontinue are the top synonyms of "fizzle" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of fizzle

    • fizzle ( third-person singular simple present fizzles, present participle fizzling, simple past and past participle fizzled)
    • fizzle ( plural  fizzles)
    • fizzle (plural fizzles)
    • fizzle (third-person singular simple present fizzles, present participle fizzling, simple past and past participle fizzled)

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