Fizzle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)

a complete failure

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɪzəl/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɪzəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɪzəl/

1 syllable Say it as /fˈɪzəl/.

Examples

the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience
the play was a dismal flop
The music just petered out--there was no proper ending

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hushing sibilation peter out hissing flop taper off hiss bust fizzle out

Parts of Speech

noun	a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) “the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience”
noun	a complete failure “the play was a dismal flop”
verb	end weakly “The music just petered out--there was no proper ending”

Word Forms

hiss	verb	show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
sibilate	verb	make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
flop	verb	fail utterly; collapse
bust	verb	ruin completely

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zischen

ein reibender Laut (besonders als Ausdruck von Missbilligung)

🇫🇷French

pétiller

un son fricatif (surtout comme expression de désapprobation)

🇪🇸Spanish

efervescencia

un sonido fricativo (especialmente como expresión de desaprobación)

🇮🇹Italian

sfrigolio

un suono fricativo (soprattutto come espressione di disapprovazione)

🇳🇱Dutch

bruisen

een fricatief geluid (vooral als uiting van afkeuring)

🇵🇹Portuguese

efervescer

um som fricativo (especialmente como expressão de desaprovação)

🇷🇺Russian

шипеть

фрикативный звук (особенно как выражение неодобрения)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सुरसुराहट

एक व्यंग्यात्मक ध्वनि (विशेषकर अस्वीकृति की अभिव्यक्ति के रूप में)

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝাপসা

একটি ঘৃণ্য শব্দ (বিশেষত অসম্মতির অভিব্যক্তি হিসাবে)

🇮🇳Tamil

படபடப்பு

ஒரு உரத்த ஒலி (குறிப்பாக மறுப்பின் வெளிப்பாடாக)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫిజిల్

ఒక ఘోష ధ్వని (ముఖ్యంగా అసమ్మతి యొక్క వ్యక్తీకరణగా)

🇮🇳Marathi

झुळझुळणे

एक घृणास्पद आवाज (विशेषत: नापसंतीची अभिव्यक्ती म्हणून)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝાંખપ

ઉગ્ર અવાજ (ખાસ કરીને અસ્વીકારની અભિવ્યક્તિ તરીકે)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫിസിൽ

ഒരു ഘോരശബ്ദം (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് വിസമ്മതത്തിൻ്റെ പ്രകടനമായി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਿਜ਼ਲ

ਇੱਕ ਭੜਕਾਊ ਆਵਾਜ਼ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਅਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵੇ ਵਜੋਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

جھرجھری

ایک تلخ آواز (خاص طور پر ناپسندیدگی کے اظہار کے طور پر)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

失败

摩擦音（尤其是作为不赞成的表达）

🇯🇵Japanese

シュワシュワする

摩擦音（特に不承認の表現として）

🇰🇷Korean

쉿

마찰음(특히 반대의 표현)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xì hơi

một âm thanh cọ xát (đặc biệt là một biểu hiện của sự không tán thành)

🇹🇭Thai

มอดลง

เสียงเสียดแทรก (โดยเฉพาะการแสดงออกถึงความไม่เห็นด้วย)

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebingungan

suara frikatif (terutama sebagai ekspresi ketidaksetujuan)

🇵🇭Filipino

magulo

isang fricative na tunog (lalo na bilang isang pagpapahayag ng hindi pag-apruba)

🇲🇾Malay

meleset

bunyi geseran (terutamanya sebagai ungkapan ketidaksetujuan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تتلاشى

صوت احتكاكي (خاصة كتعبير عن الرفض)

🇮🇷Persian

گاز گرفتن

صدای اصطکاکی (مخصوصاً به عنوان ابراز نارضایتی)

🇹🇷Turkish

fışkırmak

sürtünmeli bir ses (özellikle onaylamamanın bir ifadesi olarak)

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִוְשָׁה

צליל פריקטיבי (במיוחד כביטוי של אי הסכמה)

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