fizzle
/ˈfɪzəl/
verb
- To fail or end in a weak or disappointing way, especially after a promising start.
- The party started with a bang but began to fizzle after midnight.
- Our plans for a beach trip fizzled when the weather turned stormy.
- The company's new product fizzled after the first week of sales.
- To make a weak hissing or sputtering sound, like something wet on a hot surface.
- Raindrops fizzled as they hit the hot pavement.
- The wet log fizzled in the campfire without catching flame.
- The sparkler fizzled and went out after a few seconds.
noun
- A failure or disappointing end, especially after a promising start.
- After weeks of preparation, the event turned out to be a fizzle.
- His political campaign was a fizzle from the beginning.
- The movie was a fizzle despite all the hype.
- A weak hissing or sputtering sound.
- The soda's fizzle faded as it went flat.
- The firework ended with a sad fizzle instead of a bang.
- I heard a faint fizzle from the old radio.