fizz

[fiz]

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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.

Origin of fizz

First recorded in 1655–65; back formation from fizzle

Related formsfizz·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for fizz

Contemporary Examples

The bubbles still came out, but some of the fizz was getting lost.
Font of Invention
September 18, 2014
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
Summer is here, people are thinking about vacation, and the fizz has fizzled.
You Say You Want a Revolution?
Christopher Dickey
June 23, 2013
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
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

Historical Examples

When the mixture begins to fizz, they realise that there is indeed a science of medicine.
The Stark Munro Letters
J. Stark Munro
With his second glass of fizz Sir Peter began to thaw a little.
Shorty McCabe
Sewell Ford
They be at it again this morning—same as ever—fizz, fizz, fizz!'
A Pair of Blue Eyes
Thomas Hardy
Ay, I can hear the fat pop and fizz as nateral as life; can't I, Barbara?'
A Pair of Blue Eyes
Thomas Hardy
All that evening, and all the next morning, Diana's spirits continued to fizz.
A harum-scarum schoolgirl
Angela Brazil

British Dictionary definitions for fizz

fizz

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 Formsfizzy, adjectivefizziness, noun

Word Origin

C17: of imitative origin

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Word Origin and History for fizz

v.

1660s, of imitative origin. Related: Fizzed; fizzing. The noun is recorded from 1812; meaning "effervescent drink" is from 1864.

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Examples from the Web for fizz

Contemporary Examples

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.

The show lacks a tenth of the fizz the malignant but gifted Limbaugh decants every single afternoon.

Historical Examples

When the mixture begins to fizz, they realise that there is indeed a science of medicine.

With his second glass of fizz Sir Peter began to thaw a little.

They be at it again this morning—same as ever—fizz, fizz, fizz!'

Ay, I can hear the fat pop and fizz as nateral as life; can't I, Barbara?'

All that evening, and all the next morning, Diana's spirits continued to fizz.

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Word Origin and History for fizz

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