fizzle

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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.

To sputter or hiss

The soda fizzled for several minutes after it was poured.

A spluttering or hissing sound
end weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending"
If something fizzles, it ends in a weak or disappointing way after starting off strongly. Our relationship fizzled into nothing. Fizzle out means the same as fizzle. The railway strike fizzled out on its second day as drivers returned to work. = peter out. fizzle out to gradually stop happening, especially because people become less interested
A failure or abortive effort
{f} make a hissing noise which gradually fades into silence; fail after starting well
To make a ridiculous failure in an undertaking
To make a hissing sound
{i} fizzling or sputtering which gradually fades into silence; failure, fiasco (Slang)
fizzle out
die out, fade, disappear; lose strength and come to an end
fizzle out
end weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending"
fizzled
past of fizzle
fizzles
third-person singular of fizzle
fizzling
present participle of fizzle
fizzle
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