sábado, 16 de novembro de 2013

Word of the day: Fizzle

Fizzle: crepitação, chiadeira, fiasco, fracasso, malogro, ridículo, sibilar, assobiar, chiar, crepitar, estalejar, fracassar, fazer fiasco
Synonyms: fizz, hiss, sizzle, sputter, bubble, effervesce, spit, buzz, fade away, fail, disappear, come to an end, vanish, dissolve, die out, peter out, end
“If the electronics fizzle, then the platters may still spin but the head won't move properly.”
“Scenes of embarrassment or confrontation are half-heartedly set up, then allowed to fizzle away.”
“…oozing gobs of grease, a pair of fatty burgers fizzled on the grill…”

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