fizzle
verb
[ ˈfɪz(ə)l ]
• make a feeble hissing or spluttering sound.
• "the strobe lights fizzled and flickered"
fizzle
noun
• a feeble hissing or spluttering sound.
Similar:
hiss,
hissing,
buzz,
buzzing,
crackle,
crackling,
sputter,
sputtering,
crack,
cracking,
white noise,
zizz,
bombination,
susurration,
susurrus,
sibilation,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘break wind quietly’): probably imitative (compare with fizz), but perhaps related to Middle English fist (see feisty). Current senses date from the 19th century.
