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1. End weakly
   "The music just fizzled out--there was no proper ending";
   - taper off, peter out, fizzle out

1. A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
   "the performers could not be heard over the fizzle of the audience";
   - hiss, hissing, hushing, sibilation
    
2. A complete failure
   "the play was a dismal fizzle";
   - flop, bust

Derived forms: fizzling, fizzles, fizzled

Type of: discontinue, failure, noise

Encyclopedia: Fizzle