fizzle
English
Etymology
Attested 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.
Pronunciation
Verb
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- To sputter or hiss.
- The soda fizzled for several minutes after it was poured.
- Ben Jonson
- It is the easest thing, sir, to be done, / As plain as fizzling.
- (figuratively) 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.
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Derived terms
Translations
to splutter or hiss
to decay or die off to nothing
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Noun
fizzle (plural fizzles)
- A spluttering or hissing sound.
- Failure of a nuclear bomb to meet its expected yield during testing.
- An abortive effort; a flop or dud.
- A state of agitation or worry.
Translations
spluttering or hissing sound