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FIZZLE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A complete failure

Example:

the play was a dismal flop

Synonyms:

bust; fizzle; flop

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("fizzle" is a kind of...):

failure (an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fizzle"):

bomb; dud; turkey (an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)

Example:

the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience

Synonyms:

fizzle; hiss; hissing; hushing; sibilation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("fizzle" is a kind of...):

noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

End weakly

Example:

The music just petered out--there was no proper ending

Synonyms:

fizzle; fizzle out; peter out; taper off

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "fizzle" is one way to...):

discontinue (come to or be at an end)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

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