Fizzle (nuclear test)
WordNet

noun


(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"

verb


(3)   End weakly
"The music just petered out--there was no proper ending"
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Etymology


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

Verb



  1. To sputter or hiss.
    The soda fizzled for several minutes after it was poured.
  2. 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.
 
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