Antonyms for fizzle out

Grammar : Verb

Spell : fiz-uhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɪz əl

Definition of fizzle out

Origin : 1530s, "to break wind without noise," probably altered from obsolete fist, from Middle English fisten "break wind" (see feisty) + frequentative suffix -le. Related: Fizzled; fizzling.
Noun sense of "failure, fiasco" is from 1846, originally U.S. college slang for "failure in an exam." Barnhart says it is "not considered as derived from the verb." The verb in this sense is from 1847.

As in languish : verb droop; become dull, listless
As in misfire : verb fail
As in blow over : verb disappear slowly
As in die : verb wither, dwindle

Example sentences :

It was a lot easier just to let her explode and then fizzle out.
Extract from : « The Odyssey of Sam Meecham » by Charles E. Fritch

They fizzle out if they lack the character which the woman admires.
Extract from : « Captain Macedoine's Daughter » by William McFee

But if you do, Henderson will back out, and Brace, and the whole thing will fizzle out before its fairly begun.
Extract from : « Whispering Tongues » by Homer Greene

Your Socialists either eat out of the Kaiser's hand or sputter and fizzle out.
Extract from : « The White Morning » by Gertrude Atherton

The first is that mysterious nullifying force by which such movements usually do fizzle out.
Extract from : « Books and Persons » by Arnold Bennett

And if he gets to knowing how good he is, hes likely to get fond of himself and fizzle out.
Extract from : « Full-Back Foster » by Ralph Henry Barbour

Synonyms for fizzle out

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