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[ fiz-uhl ] / ˈfɪz əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fizzle ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used without object), fiz·zled, fiz·zling.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. nouna fizzling, hissing, or sputtering. Informal. a failure; fiasco. Origin of fizzle1525–35; earlier fysel to break wind, frequentative of *fise<Old Norse fīsa to break wind; akin to feist SYNONYMS FOR fizzle2 miscarry, collapse, founder. SEE SYNONYMS FOR fizzle ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby fizzlefix-up, Fizeau, fizgig, fizz, fizzer, fizzle, fizzle out, fizzwater, fizzy, fj, fjeld Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fizzleCould Occupy Wall Street yet prove a harbinger rather than a fizzle? The Dems’ Fork in the Road|David Frum|November 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST He predicted that without more mobilization and pressure from outside, reform could “fizzle.” How About that Filibuster Reform?|Justin Green|December 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST But the thing about phenoms is they can come in hot and then fizzle into a lower voltage of play. Jeremy Lin and the New York Knicks: The Science Behind Winning|Clark Merrefield|February 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST If U.S.-Pakistan cooperation were in fact to fizzle, clearly such operations would be compromised. Pakistan-U.S. Relations Frayed But Not Collapsing|Ron Moreau|April 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Protests have come and gone, and plans for large-scale demonstrations often fizzle. "We Are All Khaled Said": Will the Revolution Come to Egypt?|Mike Giglio|January 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST There was no use in trying to disguise the fact any longer; he was a fizzle. Claim Number One|George W. (George Washington) Ogden One only does this sort of thing when the function is a fizzle. Mr. Punch In Society|Various The fizzle is generally made because daddy and mama have a lot of foolish notions about bringing up girls. I hate to see things go so far and then make a fizzle of it. Wheat and Huckleberries|Charlotte Marion (White) Vaile The scene promised to be as big a “fizzle” as the one shot the previous day. Ruth Fielding Down East|Alice B. Emerson
British Dictionary definitions for fizzle
verb (intr)to make a hissing or bubbling sound (often foll by out) informal to fail or die out, esp after a promising start nouna hissing or bubbling sound; fizz informal an outright failure; fiasco Word Origin for fizzleC16: probably from obsolete fist to break wind Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fizzlemisfire, wane, abort, peter out, fail, fold, miscarry, end, die, come to nothing |