Fizzle: meaning, definitions and examples

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fizzle

[ ˈfɪzəl ]

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sound

To make a hissing or sputtering sound.

Synonyms

hiss, sizzle, sputter

Examples of usage

The firework fizzled out before it could explode.
The soda fizzes when you pour it into a glass.

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end

To fail or end in a weak or disappointing way.

Synonyms

diminish, fade, wane

Examples of usage

The party started off well but soon fizzled out.
His enthusiasm for the project fizzled after the initial setbacks.

Translations

Translations of the word "fizzle" in other languages:

🇵🇹 fracassar

perder força
apagar-se

🇮🇳 विफल होना

धीमा होना
बुझना

🇩🇪 scheitern

verglimmen
verpuffen

🇮🇩 gagal

meredup
padam

🇺🇦 зазнати невдачі

згасати
зникати

🇵🇱 nie powieść się

słabnąć
wygasać

🇯🇵 失敗する (shippai suru)

弱まる (yowamaru)
消える (kieru)

🇫🇷 échouer

s'affaiblir
s'éteindre

🇪🇸 fracasar

desvanecerse
apagarse

🇹🇷 başarısız olmak

zayıflamak
sönmek

🇰🇷 실패하다 (silpaehada)

약해지다 (yakhaejida)
사라지다 (sarajida)

🇸🇦 يفشل

يضعف
ينطفئ

🇨🇿 selhat

slábnout
zhasnout

🇸🇰 zlyhať

slabnúť
zhasnúť

🇨🇳 失败 (shībài)

衰退 (shuāituì)
熄灭 (xīmiè)

🇸🇮 neuspeti

oslabiti
ugasniti

🇮🇸 mislukkast

dvína
slokkna

🇰🇿 сәтсіздікке ұшырау

әлсіреу
өшу

🇬🇪 წარუმატებლობა

შესუსტება
ჩაქრობა

🇦🇿 uğursuzluğa düçar olmaq

zəifləmək
sönmək

🇲🇽 fracasar

desvanecerse
apagarse

Word origin

The word 'fizzle' originated in the early 17th century, possibly imitative of a hissing or sputtering sound. It has been used to describe both sound and action, often associated with something ending weakly or disappointingly.