hiss, hissing, hushing, fizzle, sibilation -- (a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience")
flop, bust, fizzle -- (a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop")
Overview of verb fizzle
The verb fizzle has 1 sense
taper off, peter out, fizzle out, fizzle -- (end weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending")
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