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fizz out

C1 informal intransitive
In simple words

To stop fizzing or bubbling; or to lose energy and excitement.

Literal meaning: The fizzing noise and action of bubbles stopping — fully transparent in the literal sense.

Meanings

1 C1 informal

For a carbonated drink to lose its bubbles and become flat.

"The lemonade had fizzed out by the time we opened it — it tasted completely flat."

Usage notes

Much rarer than 'fizzle out'. Mostly used literally to describe drinks losing their bubbles. Not a fully established phrasal verb in standard dictionaries — learners should prefer 'fizzle out' for the figurative sense.

Commonly used with

drink champagne soda enthusiasm energy

Forms

Base
fizz out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
fizzes out
he/she/it
Past simple
fizzed out
yesterday
Past participle
fizzed out
have + pp
-ing form
fizzing out
continuous

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Synonyms

fizzle out go flat lose its fizz go stale peter out

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