fizzed; fizzing; fizzes
1
: to make a hissing or sputtering sound : effervesce
2
: to show excitement or exhilaration
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Verb
soda pop fizzing in the glass
Noun
the characteristic fizz of champagne
All the fizz was gone from their relationship.
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Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Make sure to place the stopper over the drain because this mixture will fizz up and try to escape.
—Julia Mitchem, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
Domaine Chandon Etoile Rosé (North Coast, CA): A very impressive sparkling rosé aged 5 years in bottle, this fizz is seductive with a salmon pink color and a nose of raspberry and plum.
—Liz Thach, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Leibniz was still fizzing with ideas in the last year of his life, 1716.
—Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Make sure to place the stopper over the drain because this mixture will fizz up and try to escape.
—Julia Mitchem, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
They’re often infused with local fruit; others contain ginger beer for a spicy-sweet flavor, or tonic or club soda for the required fizz.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
Domaine Chandon Etoile Rosé (North Coast, CA): A very impressive sparkling rosé aged 5 years in bottle, this fizz is seductive with a salmon pink color and a nose of raspberry and plum.
—Liz Thach, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Fizz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fizz. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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