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fizzle
verb as in collapse, fall through
Example Sentences
Her romance fizzles, but a passion is born: She’ll now explore cemeteries around the globe, musing on the tales they tell, the cultures they mirror.
The project was met with backlash and fizzled out.
Such instincts to keep young people away from the criminal justice system are deep-rooted in policing - perhaps in the hope antisocial behaviour fizzles out.
While the storms are expected to fizzle out through the weekend, forecasts show that there’s the potential for another round of tropical weather next week, but it’s too early to tell what will materialize.
The final quarter fizzled out as changes and a slippery ball broke up any rhythm to the contest, but there are likely to be fireworks, and a more testing encounter for England, on semi-final weekend.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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