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| fiz·zle [ fízz'l ] |
intransitive verb (past and past participle fiz·zled, present participle fiz·zling, 3rd person present singular fiz·zles) |
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1. fail after good start: to fail or peter out, especially after a good start
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informal
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2. make hissing sound: to make a gentle hissing sound
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noun (plural fiz·zles) |
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1. failure: a fiasco or total failure
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informal
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2. hissing sound: a gentle hissing sound
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| [Mid-16th century. Probably < obsolete fist "break wind" < Germanic] |