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fizz

[ fiz ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to make a hissing or sputtering sound; effervesce.


noun

  1. a fizzing sound; effervescence.
  2. soda water or other effervescent water.
  3. an iced mixed drink made of liquor, lemon juice, sugar, and soda:

    gin fizz.

  4. British Informal. champagne.

fizz

/ fɪz /

verb

  1. to make a hissing or bubbling sound
  2. (of a drink) to produce bubbles of carbon dioxide, either through fermentation or aeration


noun

  1. a hissing or bubbling sound
  2. the bubbly quality of a drink; effervescence
  3. any effervescent drink

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Derived Forms

  • ˈfizzy, adjective
  • ˈfizziness, noun

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Other Words From

  • fizzer noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fizz1

First recorded in 1655–65; back formation from fizzle

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fizz1

C17: of imitative origin

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Example Sentences

The bubbles still came out, but some of the fizz was getting lost.

But the fizz in Brazil and Turkey has yet to go flat, and the excitement and turmoil may well continue to spread across the globe.

Summer is here, people are thinking about vacation, and the fizz has fizzled.

The Tea Party in the United States still operates within the system, but its base is full of fizz and is a political force.

“This is a take on a Ramos Gin Fizz but done as a ‘bomb,’” Maloney explains.

I shall give 'em real turtle from Birch's, and as for fizz, they shall swim in it if they like.

There's nothing like fizz, it makes 'em all so friendly; and as for music, I've secured Toot and Kinney.

The fizz water must have something of the sort of thing that old Ponce de Leon sought.

So your Seltzer water doesn't pour fast enough to fizz outside the bottle, and your heart is sad.

Silver Fizz rushed in, hoping to stop him, Morris and Hank closely following his lead.

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