fizz

[ fiz ]

/ fɪz /

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verb (used without object)

to make a hissing or sputtering sound; effervesce.

noun

a fizzing sound; effervescence.

soda water or other effervescent water.

an iced mixed drink made of liquor, lemon juice, sugar, and soda: gin fizz.

British Informal. champagne.

Words nearby fizz

fixity, fixt, fixture, fizeau, fizgig, fizz, fizzer, fizzle, fizzle out, fizzwater, fizzy

Origin of fizz

First recorded in 1655–65; back formation from fizzle

OTHER WORDS FROM fizz

fizz·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for fizz

The bubbles still came out, but some of the fizz was getting lost.
Font of Invention||September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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.
You Say You Want a Revolution?|Christopher Dickey|June 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Summer is here, people are thinking about vacation, and the fizz has fizzled.
You Say You Want a Revolution?|Christopher Dickey|June 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Tea Party in the United States still operates within the system, but its base is full of fizz and is a political force.
You Say You Want a Revolution?|Christopher Dickey|June 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The show lacks a tenth of the fizz the malignant but gifted Limbaugh decants every single afternoon.
Rush Limbaugh! The Musical|Rick Perlstein|February 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Then I has the steward lug up a lot of cold bottles and I breaks a ten year drouth with a whole glass of fizz water.
Shorty McCabe|Sewell Ford
The fizz of saltpetre disturbed the rat, and he hoisted his tail and skipped back to his home.
Springhaven|R. D. Blackmore
I shall give 'em real turtle from Birch's, and as for fizz, they shall swim in it if they like.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Well, you look here, my bloke: I'll have fizz ad lib., or it won't wash.
The Ebb-Tide|Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyde Osbourne
And if you give them a few tons to carry, like as not they'll 'dash' you to a case of 'fizz.'
The Congo and Coasts of Africa|Richard Harding Davis

British Dictionary definitions for fizz

fizz

/ (fɪz) /

verb (intr)

to make a hissing or bubbling sound

(of a drink) to produce bubbles of carbon dioxide, either through fermentation or aeration

noun

a hissing or bubbling sound

the bubbly quality of a drink; effervescence

any effervescent drink

Derived forms of fizz

fizzy, adjectivefizziness, noun

Word Origin for fizz

C17: of imitative origin

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fizz

verb (used without object)

noun

Words related to fizz

Words nearby fizz

Origin of fizz

OTHER WORDS FROM fizz

Examples from the Web for fizz

British Dictionary definitions for fizz

verb (intr)

noun

Derived forms of fizz

Word Origin for fizz