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# fizzle

«fizzle» in Mova's school dictionary: **to make a soft hissing, spitting sound, like a sparkler…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (fizzle, fizzles, fizzled, fizzling); noun (a fizzle — informal)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To fizzle is to make a soft hissing, spitting sound, like a sparkler or a fizzy drink. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fizzle/#m1)

2) (informal) If something fizzles out, it slowly ends in a weak, disappointing way after a good start. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fizzle/#m2)

3) (informal noun) A fizzle is a disappointing failure. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fizzle/#m3)

4) A fizzle can also be a short, soft hissing sound. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fizzle/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In science, fizzling happens when a gas escapes from a liquid or when a fuse burns. In everyday life and stories, plans, storms, friendships and excitement can «fizzle out». Phrases: «fizzle out», «end in a fizzle».

### examples

- The sparkler fizzled in the rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fizzle/#x1)
- The firework fizzled and didn't go off. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fizzle/#x2)
- Our plan to build a treehouse fizzled out after a week. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fizzle/#x3)
- The storm fizzled out before it reached the coast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fizzle/#x4)
- The party was a bit of a fizzle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fizzle/#x5)
- The sausages fizzled in the pan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fizzle/#x6)
- But as he stooped down the water gave a sudden fizzle, and splashed into the fox’s eyes, blinding him. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fizzle/#x7)

### note

Regular verb: fizzled, fizzling. «Fizzle out» is the most common phrase. Related: fizz, fizzy.

### In the corpora

- [You don't have to join every contest; stepping out often makes a rivalry fizzle.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/469-the-copier-and-the-one-who-competes-at-everything/31/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fizzle» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fizzle/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.