fizzle
To sputter or hissTo sputter or hiss.
» In a drizzle, a fire will fizzle.
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3 sensesTo sputter or hiss.
The soda fizzled for several minutes after it was poured.
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(figuratively, informal)To decay or die off to nothing; to burn out; to end less successfully than previously hoped.
The entire project fizzled after the founder quit.
im Sande verlaufen, totlaufen, zu nichts führen
потерпеть фиа́скоpoterpetʹ fiásko, выдохнутьсяvydoxnutʹsja
To fail to generate the expected yield when exploded during testing.
The shot fizzled, generating only 200 tons rather than the 30 kilotons they were aiming for.
- end weakly
Examples
6 sentencesIn a drizzle, a fire will fizzle.
Tom started briskly, but quickly fizzled out.
ruТом резво начал, но быстро выдохся. — nina99nv
Their relationship fizzled out after a few months.
Her projects always start out great, then fizzle out.
Patchy outbreaks of rain will soon fizzle out in the west, leaving the rest of the day bright and sunny.
deVereinzelte Regenschauer lösen sich im Westen bald auf; den Rest des Tages ist es heiter und sonnig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Attested in English since 1525-35. From earlier fysel (“to fart”). Related to fīsa (“to faAttested in English since 1525-35. From earlier fysel (“to fart”). Related to fīsa (“to fart”). Compare with Swedish fisa (“to fart (silently)”). See also feist.
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Forms
fizzles, fizzling, fizzled, fizzledSynonyms
3 synonyms- end weakly:taper offpeter outfizzle out
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle