(of a business) To go bankrupt
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To make a hissing or sizzling sound
“As she spoke, she took the cigarette from his fingers, and he heard it fizzle in the teacup.”
To emit small bubbles of dissolved gas (in liquid)
“Hinata sighs loudly, watching his drink fizzle, listening to the sounds of merriment and laughter going on all around him in the tavern.”
To fail or end in disappointment
“As usual, his attempts would fizzle, and again he would think of himself as the kind of character that could not sell a book.”
To diminish in intensity or strength
“Jack had begun to tire. What had started out so promising was starting to fizzle.”
(of a business) To go bankrupt
(of rain, a crop or supply) To be insufficient when needed or expected
To cause to become tired, weary or fatigued
Plural for a feeble hissing or spluttering sound
“So with a damp fizzle and a surprised pop, the monitor died on us.”
Plural for a person or thing that is a complete failure
“He was merely making a frantic effort to save my wife's party from being a fizzle.”
Plural for the act or instance of being defeated or failing
“The fizzle of the Tokyo trip made the latter Eisenhower presidency seem tired and bumbling.”
Plural for something that causes irritation or frustration
Plural for the releasing of small bubbles of gas by a liquid
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