fizzle
IPA: fˈɪzʌɫ
noun
- A spluttering or hissing sound.
- (military) Failure of an exploding nuclear bomb to meet its expected yield during testing.
- An abortive effort; a flop or dud.
- A state of agitation or worry.
verb
- To sputter or hiss.
- (figuratively, informal) To decay or die off to nothing; to burn out; to end less successfully than previously hoped.
- (military, of a nuclear weapon) To fail to generate the expected yield when exploded during testing.
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Examples of "fizzle" in Sentences
- I generally just let these fizzle.
- The fizzle of the fifth generation.
- Conversly, this event will not fizzle.
- The discussion ultimately fizzled out.
- My bet is that it is a hoax or a fizzle.
- It seems far more likely it was a fizzle.
- Finally it fizzles out completely at the end.
- The case fizzled away only embarrassing the government.
- Infernal fizzle pushed to the nuclear stage over the edge of the middle.
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