| fizzle |  |  | 
| n. (event) | 1. fizzle, hiss, hissing, hushing, sibilation | a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval).; "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience" | 
|  | ~ noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound).; "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" | 
| n. (event) | 2. bust, fizzle, flop | a complete failure.; "the play was a dismal flop" | 
|  | ~ failure | an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose.; "the surprise party was a complete failure" | 
|  | ~ bomb, dud, turkey | an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual.; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned" | 
| v. (stative) | 3. fizzle, fizzle out, peter out, taper off | end weakly.; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending" | 
|  | ~ discontinue | come to or be at an end.; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31" | 
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