verb
- makes a weak hissing or bubbling sound
- fails weakly or ends disappointingly after a promising start
Usage: informal
noun
- a weak hissing sound
- a failure or disappointment
Usage: informal
Examples
- The soda fizzles when you open the bottle.
- The firework fizzles instead of exploding properly.
- Their relationship fizzles after a few months.
- The protest fizzles out due to lack of support.
- We heard the fizzle of the wet match.
- The movie was a complete fizzle at the box office.
- The campaign started strong but ended in a fizzle.