fizz

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fizz

  • /fɪz/

Rhymes with -ɪz

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Onomatopoeia.

noun fizzes

  1. countable, uncountable An emission of a rapid stream of bubbles. I poured a cola and waited for the fizz to settle down before topping off the glass.

    Similar: effervescence, foam, froth, head, bubble, fizzle, hiss, sputter

  2. countable, uncountable The sound of such an emission. Evan sat back in the hot tub and listened to the relaxing fizz and pops produced by the eruption of bubbles.
  3. countable, uncountable A carbonated beverage, especially champagne. Nathan ordered an orange fizz from the soda jerk at the counter.

    Similar: pop, seltzer, soda, tonic

verb fizzes · fizzing · fizzed

  1. intransitive To emit bubbles.

    Similar: bubble, effervesce, foam, froth

  2. intransitive To make a rapid hissing or bubbling sound. the fizzing fuse of a bomb

    Similar: fizzle, hiss, sizzle, sputter

  3. intransitive To shoot or project something at great velocity. Each lad tried to send his [burning] disc fizzing and flaring through the darkness as far as possible.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: effervesce, froth, foam, sparkle, sloe, bubble-up, fizzling, bubblement, sizz, bubbles, fizzle, bubbling, bubbler, crackle, hubble-bubble, bubbly

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noun emission of rapid stream of bubbles

Françaisbulles

noun sound of such emission

Françaispschitt

verb to emit bubbles

Françaispétiller
Deutschsprudeln
Ελληνικάαφρίζω afrízo

verb to make a rapid bubbling sound

Françaispétiller, crépiter
Deutschzischen
Tiếng Việtxèo xèo, xì xì

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@misc{fizz_2026,
  title = {fizz},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fizz},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}