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FIZZLE OUT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fizzle out mean?
• FIZZLE OUT (verb)
The verb FIZZLE OUT has 1 sense:
1. end weakly
Familiarity information: FIZZLE OUT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
End weakly
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
fizzle; fizzle out; peter out; taper off
Context example:
The music just petered out--there was no proper ending
Hypernyms (to "fizzle out" is one way to...):
discontinue (come to or be at an end)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
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