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fizzle out

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Verb1.fizzle out - end weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending"
fizzle, peter out, taper off
discontinue - come to or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"
fizzle out
verb (Informal) die away, fail, collapse, fold (informal), abort, fall through, peter out, come to nothing, miss the mark, end in disappointment The strike fizzled out on its first day.
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vi (firework, enthusiasm) → verpuffen; (rocket) → vorzeitig verglühen; (plan) → im Sande verlaufen


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"The whole thing," the editor declared, "will fizzle out.
The Malefactor by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
It looked as if the great assault threatened for that night were going to fizzle out.
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