Associations to the word «Fizzling»
Noun
Adverb
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Wiktionary
FIZZLE, verb. To sputter or hiss.
FIZZLE, verb. (figuratively) To decay or die off to nothing; to burn out; to end less successfully than previously hoped.
FIZZLE, noun. A spluttering or hissing sound.
FIZZLE, noun. Failure of a nuclear bomb to meet its expected yield during testing.
FIZZLE OUT, verb. To lose excitement, to become less exciting.
Dictionary definition
FIZZLE, noun. A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience".
FIZZLE, noun. A complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop".
FIZZLE, verb. End weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.