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fizzing

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fizz

[fiz]
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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Fizzing is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

Origin:
1655–65; back formation from fizzle

fizz·er, noun
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fizz
1660s, of imitative origin; the noun is recorded from 1812; meaning "effervescent drink" is from 1864.
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