- to make a hissing or sputtering sound, especially one that dies out weakly.
- to fail ignominiously after a good start (often followed by out): The reform movement fizzled out because of poor leadership.
- a fizzling, hissing, or sputtering.
- a failure; fiasco.
- to make a hissing or bubbling sound
- to fail or die out, esp after a promising start
- a hissing or bubbling sound; fizz
- an outright failure; fiasco
