| VERB | stative | fizzle, taper off, peter out, fizzle out | end weakly |
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| NOUN | event | fizzle, hiss, hissing, hushing, sibilation | a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) |
| event | fizzle, flop, bust | a complete failure |
| Sounds | fih'zahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval). | |
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| Synonyms | hiss, hissing, hushing, sibilation | |
| Broader | noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) |
| Spanish | rechifla, silbido, siseo | |
| Catalan | xiulada, xiuxiueig | |
| Meaning | A complete failure. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | flop, bust | |
| Narrower | turkey, bomb, dud | An event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual |
| Broader | failure | An event that does not accomplish its intended purpose |
| Spanish | descalabro, fiasco | |
| Catalan | fracàs | |
| Meaning | end weakly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | taper off, peter out, fizzle out | |
| Broader | discontinue | Come to or be at an end |
| Spanish | desvanecerse | |
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