fizzle out
English
[edit]Verb
[edit]fizzle out (third-person singular simple present fizzles out, present participle fizzling out, simple past and past participle fizzled out)
- (intransitive, slang) To lose excitement, to become less exciting; to end, fail or die out in a weak or disappointing way.
- 2011 January 15, Phil McNulty, “Tottenham 0 - 0 Man Utd”, in BBC[1]:
- Tottenham had hoped to make a statement of real intent against the title pace-setters and while manager Harry Redknapp did not secure the victory he craved, he at least saw his side match United every stride of the way in a game that fizzled out after a bristling start.
- 2023 March 8, Philip Haigh, “Comment: Give rail staff a pay vote”, in RAIL, number 978, page 3:
- That would see the disputes fizzle out into an industrial relations zombie - neither living nor dead.
- 2026 April 28, Carson Blackwelder, “How unlikely couple Dr. Dre and ‘The Valley’ star Michelle Saniei crossed paths”, in Page Six[2], archived from the original on 28 July 2026:
- [Michelle] Saniei’s marriage with now ex-husband Jesse Lally fizzled out in front of “The Valley” cameras.
- (transitive, slang) To kill or end (someone or something).
Translations
[edit]to lose excitement, to become less exciting
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