fizzle out

/ˌfɪzəl aʊt/
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Other forms: fizzles out; fizzling out

Definitions of fizzle out
  1. verb
    end weakly
    synonyms: fizzle, peter out, taper off
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    type of:
    discontinue
    come to or be at an end
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