Fizzle

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈfɪzÉ™l/
• Rhymes: -ɪzÉ™l

Origin

Attested in English since 1525-35. From earlier fysel ("to fart"). Related to fīsa ("to fart"). Compare with fisa ("to fart (silently)"). See also feist.

Full definition of fizzle

Verb

1. To sputter or hiss.''The soda fizzled for several minutes after it was poured.
• Ben JonsonIt is the easest thing, sir, to be done,
  As plain as fizzling.
2. (figuratively) To decay or die off to nothing; to burn out; to end less successfully than previously hoped.The entire project fizzled after the founder retired.

Derived terms

• fizzler

Noun

1. A spluttering or hissing sound.
2. Failure of a nuclear bomb to meet its expected yield during testing.

Related terms

• fizz
• fizzy