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fizzled out

fizzled out is the simple past and past participle of fizzle out.

Meaning of fizzle out

Verb

fizzle out (third-person singular simple present fizzles out, present participle fizzling out, simple past and past participle fizzled out)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To lose excitement, to become less exciting; to end, fail or die out in a weak or disappointing way.
    • Tottenham had hoped to make a statement of real intent against the title pace-setters and while manager Harry Redknapp did not secure the victory he craved, he at least saw his side match United every stride of the way in a game that fizzled out after a bristling start.2011 January 15, Phil McNulty, “Tottenham 0 - 0 Man Utd”, in BBC
  2. (slang, transitive) To kill or end (someone or something).

Questions about fizzled out

What is fizzled out the simple past and past participle of?
Fizzled out is the simple past and past participle of fizzle out.

Words near fizzled out in the dictionary

  1. fizzingly
  2. fizzings
  3. fizzle
  4. fizzle out
  5. fizzled
  6. fizzled out
  7. fizzler
  8. fizzlers
  9. fizzles
  10. fizzles out
  11. fizzless

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