Definitions for fizzle

Definitions for (noun) fizzle

Main entry: bust, flop, fizzle

Definition: a complete failure

Usage: the play was a dismal flop


Main entry: hushing, hiss, hissing, sibilation, fizzle

Definition: a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)

Usage: the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience


Definitions for (verb) fizzle

Main entry: taper off, peter out, fizzle, fizzle out

Definition: end weakly

Usage: The music just petered out--there was no proper ending


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