fizzle

/fˈɪzəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. end weakly
   “The music just petered out--there was no proper ending”

noun

1. a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
   “the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience”
2. a complete failure
   “the play was a dismal flop”

Synonyms for fizzle

• taper off
• peter out
• fizzle out
• hiss
• hissing
• hushing
• sibilation
• flop
• bust

Words that rhyme with fizzle

• chisel
• sizzle
• drizzle
• grizzle
• frizzle
• bizzell
• frizell
• frizzell
• grizzell
• mizell
• mizzell