FIZZLE


Meaning of FIZZLE in English

■ verb

1》 make a feeble hissing sound.

2》 ( ~ out ) end or fail in a weak or disappointing way.

■ noun a feeble hissing sound.

Origin

ME (in the sense 'break wind quietly'): prob. imitative (cf. fizz ), but perh. related to ME fist (see feisty ).

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.