[no obj] informal : to gradually fail or end
usage In U.S. English fizzle can be used by itself or with out.
▪ The project ended up fizzling. ▪ He had a great rookie season and then just fizzled out. In British English, fizzle is almost always followed by out. ▪ Dance crazes tend to fizzle out quickly.
▪ The project ended up fizzling. ▪ He had a great rookie season and then just fizzled out. In British English, fizzle is almost always followed by out. ▪ Dance crazes tend to fizzle out quickly.
— fizzle noun, plural fizzles [count]
▪ She felt responsible for her team's recent fizzle. [=failure, flop]
▪ She felt responsible for her team's recent fizzle. [=failure, flop]





