fizzle
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fizzle
- /ˈfɪzəl/ UK, US
Rhymes with -ɪzəl
Where it comes from
Attested in English since 1525-35. From earlier fysel (“to fart”). Related to fīsa (“to fart”). Compare with Swedish fisa (“to fart (silently)”). See also feist.
It could also come from old Norse: "fise" simply means "blow," like in "blow in the wind." A weather-exposed community in Rogaland, Norway, is called Fister. (In modern language, the verb "fisle" has the same 3 meanings as in English, see below.)
verb fizzles · fizzling · fizzled
- To sputter or hiss. The soda fizzled for several minutes after it was poured.
- To decay or die off to nothing; to burn out; to end less successfully than previously hoped. The entire project fizzled after the founder quit.
- To fail to generate the expected yield when exploded during testing. The shot fizzled, generating only 200 tons rather than the 30 kilotons they were aiming for.
noun fizzles
- A spluttering or hissing sound.
- Failure of an exploding nuclear bomb to meet its expected yield during testing.
- An abortive effort; a flop or dud.
- A state of agitation or worry.
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verb to decay or die off to nothing
| Español | fundir, fundirse apagarse, menguar, esfumarse |
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| 中文 | 失败 shībài, （计划）流产 |
| Français | partir en fumée |
| Deutsch | im Sande verlaufen, totlaufen, zu nichts führen, fehlschlagen, missglücken |
| Русский | потерпеть фиа́ско poterpetʹ fiásko, выдохнуться vydoxnutʹsja |
noun spluttering or hissing sound
| Русский | шипение šipenije |
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