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fizzle
[ fiz-uhl ]
verb (used without object)
fizzled, fizzling.
- to make a hissing or sputtering sound, especially one that dies out weakly.
- Informal. to fail ignominiously after a good start (often followed by out ):
The reform movement fizzled out because of poor leadership.
Synonyms: , ,
noun
- a fizzling, hissing, or sputtering.
- Informal. a failure; fiasco.
fizzle
/ ˈɪə /
verb
- to make a hissing or bubbling sound
- informal.often foll by out to fail or die out, esp after a promising start
noun
- a hissing or bubbling sound; fizz
- informal.an outright failure; fiasco
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fizzle1
C16: probably from obsolete fist to break wind
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They have had a good season, and beaten all the teams in the top five apart from Liverpool, but it is in danger of fizzling out.
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Linkin Park’s plans for a triumphal Dodger Stadium hometown show seem to have fizzled.
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All of them have fizzled out without dislodging the president or his party.
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The AgustaWestland controversy was one of several corruption cases linked to India's former ruling Congress party, some of which fizzled out eventually.
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“Macbeth” may be Shakespeare’s most transfixing tragedy, but its dark magic often fizzles in the theater.
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