fizzle


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fiz·zle

 (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 Englishfise,a breaking wind,of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norsefīsa,to break wind.]
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fizzle

(ˈfɪzəl)
vb (intr)
1.to make a hissing or bubbling sound
2. (often foll by out)informal to fail or die out, esp after a promising start
n
3.a hissing or bubbling sound; fizz
4.informal an outright failure; fiasco
[C16: probably from obsoletefist to break wind]
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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. byout).
n.
3. a fizzling, hissing, or sputtering.
4. a failure; fiasco.
[1525–35; earlierfysel to break wind, frequentative of*fise < Old Norsefīsa to break wind; akin tofeist]
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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
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.fizzle - a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"
noise - 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"
failure - 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"
Verb1.fizzle - end weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending"
discontinue - come to or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

fizzle

verb
1.To make a sharp sibilant sound:
2.Informal. To lose strength or power.Also used without:
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Translations
يُخْفِق، يَفْشَل
splasknoutzhasnout
fuse udløbe ud i sandet
verîa aî engu
baigtis nesėkmeišsikvėpti
beigties ar neveiksmiizdzistizgāzties
sonu fos çıkmak

fizzle

[ˈfɪzl]VIsilbar,hacer unruidosibilante
fizzle outVI + ADV [fire, firework] →apagarse; [enthusiasm, interest] →morirse; [plan] →quedar enagua deborrajasoren nada
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fizzle

[ˈfɪzəl]vipétiller
fizzle out
vi
[relationship, romance] →s'essouffler
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fizzle

vizischen,spucken(inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

fizzle

[ˈfɪzl]vi (sputter) →sibilare
fizzle outvi + adv (fire, firework) →finire perspegnersi; (enthusiasm, interest) →smorzarsi,svanire; (plan) →fallire
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

fizzle

(ˈfizl) :fizzle out
to fail, to come to nothing.The fire fizzled out. doodgegaan يُخْفِق، يَفْشَل угасвам apagar-se zhasnout; splasknout mißlingen fuse ud; løbe ud i sandetσβήνωesfumarse,apagarse soiku jääma شکست خوردن؛ ناکام ماندن kuivua kokoon ne pas aboutir,avorter לִדעוֹך असफल होना izjaloviti se, propasti kudarcba fullad; kialszik (tűz) padam verða að engunon riuscire 失敗に終った 실패하다 išsikvėpti, baigtis nesėkme izdzist; izgāzties; beigties ar neveiksmi hambarwegstervenmislykkes,frese ut,løpe ut i sandenzgasnąć,zaniknąć ټسېدل، پشېدل، سر ېدل (لكه دباروتو): (اصط) ورانېدل ويجاړېدل، بادول، نا كامه كېدلapagar-se a se stinge окончиться ничем;гаснуть zhasnúť izjaloviti se; dogoreti propasti spraka till och slockna, rinna ut i sanden ล้มเหลวหลังจากที่เริ่มต้นมาอย่างดี sonu fos çıkmak 失敗 кінчатися невдачею, видихатися رفتہ رفتہ معدوم ہو جانا thất bại失败
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