fizzle

verb

The firework fizzled out before it could explode.

意味（1）

To sputter or hiss.

The soda fizzled for several minutes after it was poured.

意味（2）

(figuratively) To decay or die off to nothing; to burn out; to end less successfully than previously hoped.

The entire project fizzled after the founder quit.

意味（3）

(military, of a nuclear weapon) To fail to generate the expected yield when exploded during testing.

The shot fizzled, generating only 200 tons rather than the 30 kilotons they were aiming for.