Vocabulary
Fizzle
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
make a feeble hissing or spluttering sound.
Urdu meaning
ناگواری کی آواز، دھیمی آواز،چمکتا ہوا، سسکارنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Yet many suspect this urgency stems more from public pressure than genuine resolve, and worry it may fizzle out once media attention wanes.
- LIKE in many other places, education reforms have been frequently initiated in Pakistan with great vigour and sincerity, only to fizzle out as a disjointed set of inputs, further adding to the systemic inertia.
- Spontaneous protests led by unorganised groups fizzle out, without lasting change.
- However, despite India`s posturing, this issue is unlikely to fizzle out, as the Canadian PM would not have made such a major announcement without strong proof.
Synonyms
crackle, sputter, buzz, hiss, crack, sibilate, crepitate
Curator example
“the strobe lights fizzled and flickered”
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