Fizzle (nuclear test) definition

Fizzle (nuclear test)

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WordNet

(1) A complete failure

"The play was a dismal flop"

(2) A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)

"The performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"

(3) End weakly

"The music just petered out--there was no proper ending"

WiktionaryText

Attested in English since 1525-35. From earlier . Related to . Compare with . See also feist.

To sputter or hiss.

The soda fizzled for several minutes after it was poured.
To decay or die off to nothing; to burn out; to end less successfully than previously hoped.

The entire project fizzled after the founder retired.