ALL meanings of fizzle
fiz·zle
F f - noun fizzle End or fail in a weak or disappointing way. 1
- verb without object fizzle to make a hissing or sputtering sound, especially one that dies out weakly. 1
- verb without object fizzle Informal. to fail ignominiously after a good start (often followed by out): The reform movement fizzled out because of poor leadership. 1
- noun fizzle a fizzling, hissing, or sputtering. 1
- noun fizzle Informal. a failure; fiasco. 1
- intransitive verb fizzle hiss, fizz 1
- noun fizzle A spluttering or hissing sound. 0
- noun fizzle Failure of a nuclear bomb to meet its expected yield during testing. 0
- verb fizzle To sputter or hiss. 0
- verb fizzle (figuratively) To decay or die off to nothing; to burn out; to end less successfully than previously hoped. 0
- verb fizzle If something fizzles, it ends in a weak or disappointing way after starting off strongly. 0
- verb fizzle Fizzle out means the same as fizzle. 0
- verb fizzle to make a hissing or bubbling sound 0
- verb fizzle to fail or die out, esp after a promising start 0
- noun fizzle a hissing or bubbling sound; fizz 0
- noun fizzle an outright failure; fiasco 0
- intransitive verb fizzle to make a hissing or sputtering sound 0
- intransitive verb fizzle to fail, esp. after a successful beginning 0
- noun fizzle an attempt that ends in failure 0