fizzle+out
21fizzle — 1. verb the loudspeaker fizzled Syn: crackle, buzz, hiss, fizz, crepitate 2. noun 1) electric fizzle See fizz 2. 3) 2) the whole thing turned out to be a fizzle Syn: failure …
22fizzle — fiz|zle1 [ fızl ] or ,fizzle out verb intransitive to gradually fail, become less enthusiastic, or disappear, especially after starting successfully: The group s efforts at reform fizzled out after their leader left. fizzle fiz|zle 2 [ fızl ]… …
23fizzle — [[t]fɪ̱z(ə)l[/t]] fizzles, fizzling, fizzled VERB If something fizzles, it ends in a weak or disappointing way after starting off strongly. [V into/to n] Our relationship fizzled into nothing. [Also V] Syn: peter out PHRASAL VERB Fizzle out means …
24fizzle — Synonyms and related words: abort, assibilate, assibilation, bafflement, balk, be disappointing, betrayed hope, blasted expectation, blighted hope, blow, blow up, blubber, boil, boil over, boiling, bomb, bubble, bubble over, bubble up, bubbliness …
25fizzle — fiz|zle [ˈfızəl] v fizzle out phr v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from fist to fart (15 17 centuries)] to gradually stop happening, especially because people become less interested ▪ Their romance just fizzled out …
26fizzle — verb fizzle out phrasal verb (I) informal to gradually stop happening, especially because people become less interested in something: Their romance just fizzled out …
27fizzle — /ˈfɪzəl / (say fizuhl) verb (i) (fizzled, fizzling) 1. to make a hissing or sputtering sound, especially one that dies out weakly. –noun 2. a fizzling, hissing, or sputtering. 3. Colloquial a fiasco; a failure. –phrase 4. fizzle out, Colloquial… …
28fizzle — v. & n. v.intr. make a feeble hissing or spluttering sound. n. such a sound. Phrases and idioms: fizzle out end feebly (the party fizzled out at 10 o clock). Etymology: formed as FIZZ + LE(4) …
29fizzle — verb 1》 make a feeble hissing sound. 2》 (fizzle out) end or fail in a weak or disappointing way. noun a feeble hissing sound. Origin ME (in the sense break wind quietly ): prob. imitative (cf. fizz), but perh. related to ME fist (see feisty) …
30fizzle — I. v. n. 1. Hiss, make a hissing noise, fizz. 2. (Colloq.) Fail, make a failure of it, fizzle out. II. n. (Colloq.) Failure, fiasco, abortive attempt …
