fizzle

fiz·zle

F0156300 (fĭz′əl)intr.v. fiz·zled, fiz·zling, fiz·zles 1. To make a hissing or sputtering sound.2. Informal To fail or end weakly, especially after a hopeful beginning.n. Informal A failure.

[Early Modern English, to break wind without making noise, probably from Middle English fise, a breaking wind, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse fīsa, to break wind.]

fizzle

(ˈfɪzəl) vb (intr) 1. to make a hissing or bubbling sound2. (often foll by out) informal to fail or die out, esp after a promising startn3. a hissing or bubbling sound; fizz4. informal an outright failure; fiasco[C16: probably from obsolete fist to break wind]

fiz•zle

(ˈfɪz əl)

v. -zled, -zling,
n. v.i. 1. to make a hissing or sputtering sound, esp. one that dies out weakly. 2. to fail or expire feebly after a good start (often fol. by out). n. 3. a fizzling, hissing, or sputtering. 4. a failure; fiasco. [1525–35; earlier fysel to break wind, frequentative of *fise < Old Norse fīsa to break wind; akin to feist]

fizzle

Past participle: fizzled
Gerund: fizzling

Imperative
fizzle
fizzle

Present
I fizzle
you fizzle
he/she/it fizzles
we fizzle
you fizzle
they fizzle

Preterite
I fizzled
you fizzled
he/she/it fizzled
we fizzled
you fizzled
they fizzled

Present Continuous
I am fizzling
you are fizzling
he/she/it is fizzling
we are fizzling
you are fizzling
they are fizzling

Present Perfect
I have fizzled
you have fizzled
he/she/it has fizzled
we have fizzled
you have fizzled
they have fizzled

Past Continuous
I was fizzling
you were fizzling
he/she/it was fizzling
we were fizzling
you were fizzling
they were fizzling

Past Perfect
I had fizzled
you had fizzled
he/she/it had fizzled
we had fizzled
you had fizzled
they had fizzled

Future
I will fizzle
you will fizzle
he/she/it will fizzle
we will fizzle
you will fizzle
they will fizzle

Future Perfect
I will have fizzled
you will have fizzled
he/she/it will have fizzled
we will have fizzled
you will have fizzled
they will have fizzled

Future Continuous
I will be fizzling
you will be fizzling
he/she/it will be fizzling
we will be fizzling
you will be fizzling
they will be fizzling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been fizzling
you have been fizzling
he/she/it has been fizzling
we have been fizzling
you have been fizzling
they have been fizzling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been fizzling
you will have been fizzling
he/she/it will have been fizzling
we will have been fizzling
you will have been fizzling
they will have been fizzling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been fizzling
you had been fizzling
he/she/it had been fizzling
we had been fizzling
you had been fizzling
they had been fizzling

Conditional
I would fizzle
you would fizzle
he/she/it would fizzle
we would fizzle
you would fizzle
they would fizzle

Past Conditional
I would have fizzled
you would have fizzled
he/she/it would have fizzled
we would have fizzled
you would have fizzled
they would have fizzled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fizzle - a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"hiss, hissing, hushing, sibilationnoise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
	2.	fizzle - a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop"bust, flopfailure - an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure"bomb, dud, turkey - an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"
Verb	1.	fizzle - end weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending"fizzle out, peter out, taper offdiscontinue - come to or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"

fizzle

verb1. To make a sharp sibilant sound:fizz, hiss, sibilate, sizzle, swish, whiz, whoosh.2. Informal. To lose strength or power.Also used with out:decline, degenerate, deteriorate, fade, fail, flag, languish, sink, wane, waste (away), weaken.Idioms: go downhill, hit the skids.

Translations

失败

fizzle

(ˈfizl) : fizzle out to fail, to come to nothing. The fire fizzled out.失败

fizzle

1. verb To fail or weaken, often slowly over time. No, I don't have a back-up plan—I didn't expect this idea to fizzle so fast. Unfortunately, all of the delays have caused enthusiasm for this project to fizzle.2. noun A failure or disappointment. Boy, that idea was a real fizzle. What are we going to do now?3. slang A wildcard term that can be used in place of words beginning with "F," especially "fuck." What the fizzle is going on in here?

fizzle out

1. To become less effervescent or bubbly. This soda has fizzled out. I hate flat soda.2. To fail or weaken, often slowly over time. No, I don't have a back-up plan—I didn't expect this idea to fizzle out so fast. Unfortunately, enthusiasm for this project has fizzled out after all of the delays.See also: fizzle, out

fizzle out

1. Lit. [for a liquid] to lose its effervescence. This seltzer has fizzled out. I need a fresh glass of it. 2. Fig. [for an item in a fireworks display] to fail to operate properly, often producing only a hiss. That last rocket fizzled out. Set off another one. A lot of the fireworks fizzled out because it was raining. 3. Fig. to fade or become ineffectual gradually. The party began to fizzle out about midnight. The last clerk I hired fizzled out after the first week.See also: fizzle, out

fizzle out

Fail, end weakly, especially after a hopeful beginning. For example, The enthusiasm for reform has fizzled out in this state. The word fizzle dates from the early 1500s and meant "to break wind without making noise." Later it was applied to hissing noises, such as those made by wet fireworks, and then to any endeavor that ends in disappointment. [Colloquial; mid-1800s] See also: fizzle, out

fizzle out

v. To come gradually to an end by growing fainter, weaker, less active, or less frequent: I lit the fuse of the firecracker, but it fizzled out. The party finally fizzled out after midnight.See also: fizzle, out

fizzle

(ˈfɪzlæ)1. n. a failure; something that sputters away. The whole project was a fizzle. 2. in. to fail; to peter out. The whole plan fizzled, and we had to start over. 3. and a wild card word for words beginning with F , such as fuck, fool. (Streets. Also for other words with initial F.) That dude is such a fizzle!

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verb to make a sharp sibilant sound

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verb to lose strength or power

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noun a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)

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noun a complete failure

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verb end weakly

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