Fizzle Out (Verb)
Meaning
End weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- The crowd's enthusiasm started strong but fizzle out as the night wore on.
- The filmmaker tried to create a dramatic finale, but it seemed to fizzle out somehow.
- The music just started well but fizzle out without a proper ending.
- The latest business venture seemed promising at first but fizzle out within months.
- The comedian's jokes were hilarious, but his closing act started to fizzle out and lost the audience's attention.