fizz

Pronunciation

• enPR: fĭz, IPA ^(key): /fɪz/

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Noun

Singular fizz

Plural fizzes

1. A fizz is an emission of a rapid stream of bubbles.

   He waited for the fizz to settle down before filling the glass.

2. A fizz is the sound of the emission of a rapid stream of bubbles.

   He sat back in the hot tub and listened to the relaxing fizz and pops produced by the bubbles.

3. (slang) A fizz is a carbonated beverage.

   Nathan ordered an orange fizz from the bar.

Verb

Plain form fizz

Third-person singular fizzes

Past tense fizzed

Past participle fizzed

Present participle fizzing

1. (intransitive) If something is fizzing, it is emitting bubbles.
2. (intransitive) If something is fizzing, it is making a rapid hissing or bubbling sound.

   The soda fizzed when he poured in into the glass.

Related words

• fizzy