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fizzle

Verb

∙ To sputter or hiss.
∙ To decay or die off to nothing; to burn out; to end less successfully than previously hoped. figuratively

Noun

∙ A spluttering or hissing sound.
∙ Failure of a nuclear bomb to meet its expected yield during testing.