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fizzle
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[ˈfɪzl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- make a feeble hissing or spluttering sound
(e.g: the strobe lights fizzled and flickered)
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Origin
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late Middle English (in the sense ‘break wind quietly’): probably imitative (compare with fizz), but perhaps related to Middle English fist (see feisty). Current senses date from the 19th century
[ˈfɪzl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a feeble hissing or spluttering sound
Phrases:
Origin
:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘break wind quietly’): probably imitative (compare with fizz), but perhaps related to Middle English fist (see feisty). Current senses date from the 19th century
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