A spluttering or hissing sound.
Failure of an exploding nuclear bomb to meet its expected yield during testing.
An abortive effort; a flop or dud.
A state of agitation or worry.
To fail to generate the expected yield when exploded during testing.
To decay or die off to nothing; to burn out; to end less successfully than previously hoped.
To sputter or hiss.
A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.
An ordinary whisper exaggerated so as to produce the hoarse sound known as the "stage whisper"; a forcible whisper with some admixture of tone.
Something very humorous or laughable.
An ulterior scheme or plan.
A sound that resembles a human wheezing.
To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.
To convulse with laughter; to become breathless due to intense laughing.
To make a sound that resembles the sound of human wheezing.