1. to fail weakly or come to nothing after a promising start
2. to make a weak hissing or sputtering sound

1. a weak hissing or sputtering sound
2. something that fails to meet expectations; a disappointment
Usage: informal

Examples

• The fireworks display fizzled out in the rain.
• Their ambitious project fizzled after losing funding.
• The soda can made a fizzle when opened.
• The wet firecracker produced only a fizzle.
• The highly anticipated movie turned out to be a complete fizzle.
• The romance fizzled after just a few dates.
• We could hear the fizzle of the campfire dying down.