Break and Fizzle

Break

Break verb - To stop functioning.
Usage example: after working for 30 years, the pump simply broke one day

Fizzle and break are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fizzle" instead a verb "Break".

Fizzle

Fizzle verb - To make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \s\.

Break and fizzle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Break" instead a verb "Fizzle".

Nearby Words: fizz, fizzled, fizzling

How words are described

dramatic dramatic break dramatic fizzle

Common collocations

way break way fizzle way
spell break spell fizzle spell

Both words in one sentence

  • Useful Notes / English Premier League Every Year They Fizzle Out: The clubs that try to break into the top four each year, namely Manchester City and Tottenham, as well as Aston Villa.
  • Useful Notes / Indy Car Every Year They Fizzle Out:...or seem fated to have something on their cars break, after dominating races to within sight of the finish: after 1969, Indianapolis has not been nice to the Andretti family; see the page for more.
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