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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 |
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fizzle |
fizzle |
Present |
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I fizzle |
you fizzle |
he/she/it fizzles |
we fizzle |
you fizzle |
they fizzle |
Preterite |
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I fizzled |
you fizzled |
he/she/it fizzled |
we fizzled |
you fizzled |
they fizzled |
Present Continuous |
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I am fizzling |
you are fizzling |
he/she/it is fizzling |
we are fizzling |
you are fizzling |
they are fizzling |
Present Perfect |
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I have fizzled |
you have fizzled |
he/she/it has fizzled |
we have fizzled |
you have fizzled |
they have fizzled |
Past Continuous |
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I was fizzling |
you were fizzling |
he/she/it was fizzling |
we were fizzling |
you were fizzling |
they were fizzling |
Past Perfect |
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I had fizzled |
you had fizzled |
he/she/it had fizzled |
we had fizzled |
you had fizzled |
they had fizzled |
Future |
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I will fizzle |
you will fizzle |
he/she/it will fizzle |
we will fizzle |
you will fizzle |
they will fizzle |
Future Perfect |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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I would fizzle |
you would fizzle |
he/she/it would fizzle |
we would fizzle |
you would fizzle |
they would fizzle |
Past Conditional |
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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 |
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Noun | 1. | 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" | |
Verb | 1. | 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" |
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fizzle
verb2.Informal. To lose strength or power.Also used without:
Idioms:go downhill,hit the skids.
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Translations
يُخْفِق، يَفْشَل
splasknoutzhasnout
fuse udløbe ud i sandet
verîa aî engu
baigtis nesėkmeišsikvėpti
beigties ar neveiksmiizdzistizgāzties
sonu fos çıkmak
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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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