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fizzling out

fizzling out is the present participle and gerund 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 fizzling out

What is fizzling out the present participle and gerund of?
Fizzling out is the present participle and gerund of fizzle out.

Words near fizzling out in the dictionary

  1. fizzlers
  2. fizzles
  3. fizzles out
  4. fizzless
  5. fizzling
  6. fizzling out
  7. fizzlings
  8. fizzly
  9. fizzog
  10. fizzogg
  11. fizzoggs

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