fizzle
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Synonyms: sizzle, mizzle, nizzle, frizzle, hizzle, pizzle, fuzzle, rizzle, bizzle, jizzle, zizzle
Antonyms: sizzle, mizzle, nizzle, frizzle, hizzle, pizzle, fuzzle, rizzle, bizzle, jizzle, zizzle
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Verb
- To [[sputter]] or [[hiss]].
- {{lb|en|figuratively|informal}} To [[decay]] or [[die]] off to nothing; to [[burn]] out; to end less successfully than previously hoped.
- {{lb|en|military|of a [[nuclear weapon]]}} To fail to generate the expected [[yield]] when [[explode]]d during testing.
Noun
- A [[spluttering]] or [[hissing]] sound.
- {{lb|en|military}} Failure of an [[explode|exploding]] [[nuclear bomb]] to meet its expected [[yield]] during [[test]]ing.
- An [[abortive]] [[effort]]; a [[flop]] or [[dud]].
- A state of [[agitation]] or [[worry]].
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