1) Die 2) Dud 3) Gouinsmoke 4) Peter out 5) Run out of gas
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1) Discontinue 2) End weakly 3) Exclusively Saxon word 4) Exclusively Anglo word 5) Fizzle out 6) Go out with a whimper 7) Nuclear weapon 8) Peter out 9) Prove a failure 10) Taper off 11) To burn out 12) To sputter or hiss 13) Word of purely Anglo origin 14) Word with Anglo-Saxon origins
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[nuclear test] In nuclear weapons, a fizzle occurs when the testing of a nuclear bomb grossly fails to meet its expected yield. The reason(s) for the failure can be linked to improper bomb design, poor construction, or lack of expertise. All countries that have had a nuclear weapons testing program have experienced fizzles. A fizzle can spr...
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• (v. i.) To make a hissing sound. • (v. i.) To make a ridiculous failure in an undertaking. • (n.) A failure or abortive effort.
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Fiz'zle (fĭz'z'l)
intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Fizzled (-z'ld);
present participle & verbal noun Fizzling (-zlĭng).] [ See
Fizz .]
1. To make a hissing sound. « It is the easiest thin...
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Fiz'zle noun A failure or abortive effort. [ Colloq.]
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