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title: fizzle — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fizzle» in the school dictionary: To fizzle is to make a soft hissing, spitting sound, like a sparkler or a fizzy drink. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fizzle

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**Who acts:** something, it, fizzle, firework, plan, Our · **What happens:** fizzle, be, spit, fizzle out, end, disappoint · **To what, where:** sound, weak disappointing way, disappointing failure, short soft hissing sound, sparkler, rain

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«fizzle» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [fizzle in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fizzle.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To fizzle is to make a soft hissing, spitting sound, like a sparkler or a fizzy drink.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fizzle:m1:1
# text = To fizzle is to make a soft hissing, spitting sound, like a sparkler or a fizzy drink.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	fizzle	fizzle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	hissing	hissing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	spitting	spit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
11	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	sparkler	sparkler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	fizzy	fizzy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fizzle** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | make *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **spit** | gerund |  | sound |  |  |  | like a sparkler or a fizzy drink | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent sound=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If something fizzles out, it slowly ends in a weak, disappointing way after a good start.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fizzle:m2:1
# text = If something fizzles out, it slowly ends in a weak, disappointing way after a good start.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fizzles	fizzle	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	ends	end	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
11	weak	weak	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	disappointing	disappoint	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	amod	_	_
14	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
15	after	after	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fizzle out** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | something |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **end** | present | it |  |  | a weak disappointing way after a good start |  | slowly *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 3 | **disappoint** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A fizzle is a disappointing failure.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fizzle:m3:1
# text = A fizzle is a disappointing failure.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fizzle	fizzle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	disappointing	disappointing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	failure	failure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a fizzle | a disappointing failure |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A fizzle can also be a short, soft hissing sound.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fizzle:m4:1
# text = A fizzle can also be a short, soft hissing sound.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fizzle	fizzle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
7	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	hissing	hissing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a fizzle | a short soft hissing sound |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sparkler fizzled in the rain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fizzle:x1:1
# text = The sparkler fizzled in the rain.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sparkler	sparkler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	fizzled	fizzle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fizzle** | participle |  | the sparkler *not said here* |  | the rain |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in rain=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The firework fizzled and didn't go off.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fizzle:x2:1
# text = The firework fizzled and didn't go off.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	firework	firework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fizzled	fizzle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fizzle** | past | the firework |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **go off** | past · do-support | the firework *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our plan to build a treehouse fizzled out after a week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fizzle:x3:1
# text = Our plan to build a treehouse fizzled out after a week.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	build	build	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	treehouse	treehouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	fizzled	fizzle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | to-infinitive | Our plan | a treehouse |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset treehouse=Product |
| 2 | **fizzle out** | participle |  | a treehouse *not said here* |  |  | week |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **plan** |  | Our |  |  |  |  |  | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The storm fizzled out before it reached the coast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fizzle:x4:1
# text = The storm fizzled out before it reached the coast.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	fizzled	fizzle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	before	before	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	_
7	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fizzle out** | participle |  | the storm *not said here* |  |  | before storm |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **reach** | past | the storm | the coast |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent coast=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The party was a bit of a fizzle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fizzle:x5:1
# text = The party was a bit of a fizzle.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fizzle	fizzle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the party | a bit |  |  |  | of a fizzle | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sausages fizzled in the pan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fizzle:x6:1
# text = The sausages fizzled in the pan.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sausages	sausage	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	fizzled	fizzle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fizzle** | participle |  | the sausages *not said here* |  | the pan |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pan=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But as he stooped down the water gave a sudden fizzle, and splashed into the fox’s eyes, blinding him.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fizzle:x7:1
# text = But as he stooped down the water gave a sudden fizzle, and splashed into the fox’s eyes, blinding him.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
2	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stooped	stoop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
5	down	down	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	fizzle	fizzle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	splashed	splash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
15	into	into	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	’s	's	PART	POS	_	17	case	_	_
19	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	blinding	blind	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	_
22	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stoop down** | past | he | the water |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location water=Theme |
| 2 | **give** | past |  | a sudden fizzle |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fizzle=Theme |
| 3 | **splash** | participle |  |  |  | the fox's eyes |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into eye=Destination |
| 4 | **blind** | gerund |  | fox |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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