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fizzle

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"End weakly"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈfɪzəl/Part of speech verb, nounSorted efilzzStarts with FEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. To fail, fade out, or end weakly after a promising start.

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • “The soda fizzled for several minutes after it was poured.”
  • “It is the easest thing, sir, to be done, / As plain as fizzling.”
  • “The entire project fizzled after the founder quit.”

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

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