fizzle+out
31fizzle — v 1. hiss, sibilate, sputter, fizz, swish, sizzle, rustle, buzz, whiz; effervesce, bubble, sparkle, aerate, foam, froth, spume. 2.Informal. Often fizzle out fail, miscarry, abort, founder; misfire, collapse, cave in, come to nothing, fall short,… …
32fizzle — [v] collapse, fall through abort, be a fiasco*, come to nothing*, die, end, end in defeat*, end in disappointment*, fail, fold, miscarry, misfire, miss the mark*, peter out*, wane; concept 699 Ant. build, develop, progress …
33fizzle — [fiz′əl] vi. fizzled, fizzling [ME fesilen, to break wind silently, akin to fisten: see FEIST] 1. to make a hissing or sputtering sound 2. Informal to fail, esp. after a successful beginning: often with out n. ☆ Informal an attempt that ends in… …
34fizzle — [“fizl] 1. n. a failure; something that sputters away. □ The whole project was a fizzle. □ Her first play was no fizzle. 2. n. to fail; to peter out. □ The whole plan fizzled, and we had to start over. □ …
35fizzle — /fiz euhl/, v., fizzled, fizzling, n. v.i. 1. to make a hissing or sputtering sound, esp. one that dies out weakly. 2. Informal. to fail ignominiously after a good start (often fol. by out): The reform movement fizzled out because of poor… …
36fizzle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. fizz, effervesce, bubble, ferment, foam; sizzle, hiss; informal, collapse, disintegrate, fade or die out, fail, flop, conk out. See failure, agitation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. disappointment,… …
37fizzle — fiz•zle [[t]ˈfɪz əl[/t]] v. zled, zling, n. 1) to make a hissing or sputtering sound, esp. one that dies out weakly 2) inf to fail or expire feebly after a good start (often fol. by out) 3) a fizzling, hissing, or sputtering 4) inf a failure;… …
38fizzle — I. intransitive verb (fizzled; fizzling) Etymology: perhaps alteration of fist to break wind Date: 1840 1. fizz 2. to fail or end feebly especially after a promising start often used with out II. noun Date: 1846 an abortive ef …
39fizzle — 1. verb /ˈfɪzəl/ a) To sputter or hiss. The soda fizzled for several minutes after it was poured. b) To decay or die off to nothing; to burn out; to end less successfully than previously hoped. The entire project fizzle …
40fizzle [ˈfɪz(ə)l] — verb [I] to gradually fail, become less enthusiastic, or disappear The group s efforts at reform fizzled out after their leader left.[/ex] …
