verb (used without object)
1.
to make a hissing or sputtering sound; effervesce.
noun
2.
a fizzing sound; effervescence.
3.
soda water or other effervescent water.
4.
an iced mixed drink made of liquor, lemon juice, sugar, and soda: gin fizz.
5.
British Informal. champagne.
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fizz (fɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to make a hissing or bubbling sound |
| 2. | (of a drink) to produce bubbles of carbon dioxide, either through fermentation or aeration |
| —n | |
| 3. | a hissing or bubbling sound |
| 4. | the bubbly quality of a drink; effervescence |
| 5. | any effervescent drink |
| [C17: of imitative origin] | |
| 'fizzy | |
| —adj | |
| 'fizziness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
fizz
1660s, of imitative origin; the noun is recorded from 1812; meaning "effervescent drink" is from 1864.
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Example sentences
He unscrews the cap and lets a few drops leak onto the stone, where they fizz and bubble.
Calcite and aragonite are two minerals that will always fizz.
Rocks that don't contain calcium carbonate won't fizz.
If a fairly concentrated mix does not fizz with released oxygen, it is probably acting only as a reactant.
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