Fizzle

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA spluttering or hissing sound.

2.nounFailure of a nuclear bomb to meet its expected yield during testing.

3.nounAn abortive effort; a flop or dud.

4.nounA state of agitation or worry.

5.verbTo sputter or hiss.

"The soda fizzled for several minutes after it was poured."

6.verbTo decay or die off to nothing; to burn out; to end less successfully than previously hoped.

"The entire project fizzled after the founder quit."

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