fizzle

/'fizl/
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fizzle

The science experiment ended with a disappointing fizzle.

Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To make a weak, hissing or sputtering sound: To produce a soft, sizzling noise, often associated with something losing energy or failing.
    • To fail or end feebly after a promising start: To gradually lose strength, momentum, or effectiveness and conclude in a disappointing or insignificant way.

  2. Noun:

    • A weak, hissing sound: A fricative or sputtering noise.
    • A complete failure, especially one that is feeble or anticlimactic: An event or effort that ends weakly or unsuccessfully.
Examples
  • Verb:
    • The firework fizzled on the wet ground instead of exploding.
    • Their initial enthusiasm for the project fizzled after a few weeks.
  • Noun:
    • We heard a faint fizzle from the faulty wire.
    • The much-hyped product launch turned out to be a total fizzle.
Advanced Usage
  • "to fizzle out": This is the most common phrasal verb form, meaning to gradually lose strength or excitement and come to an end.
    • The protest started loudly but fizzled out by the evening.
    • Their conversation fizzled out into an awkward silence.
Variants and Related Words
  • Fizzy (adj): Describes a liquid containing many small bubbles (e.g., ). This relates to the sound of bubbles.
  • Fizz (n/v): The sound or action of bubbling; to make a hissing or bubbling sound (e.g., ).
Synonyms
  • Verb: sputter, hiss, fade, peter out, dwindle, die away.
  • Noun: failure, flop, bust, dud, anticlimax, hiss.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Fizzle out: To end weakly or disappointingly. (This is the primary and most important phrasal verb for this word).
    • The investigation fizzled out without any conclusive findings.
Related Idioms
  • While there is no common idiom using "fizzle" alone, the phrasal verb "fizzle out" is often used idiomatically to describe plans, energy, or events that end not with a bang but with a whimper.
fizzle

The science experiment ended with a disappointing fizzle.

Noun
  1. a complete failure
    • the play was a dismal flop
  2. a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
    • the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience
Verb
  1. end weakly
    • The music just petered out--there was no proper ending

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