fizzed; fizzing; fizzes
1
: to make a hissing or sputtering sound : effervesce
2
: to show excitement or exhilaration
Examples of fizz in a Sentence
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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Andy Jones, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
That was Mikel Arteta, fizzing after Arsenal’s defeat to West Ham United on Saturday.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2025
All being well, The New Yorker can be expected to provoke any future historians with its mettle, its range, its vexing quirks, and the fizz of its curiosity.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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Verb
There were no restrictions on a party, unlike 2020, and the celebrations were predictably euphoric: before kick-off, Anfield was engulfed by red smoke from flares wielded by fans and fireworks fizzed outside Anfield long after the final whistle.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
That was Mikel Arteta, fizzing after Arsenal’s defeat to West Ham United on Saturday.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
It is still made today, along with a dizzying assortment of other varieties, including elegant whites with the biscuity fizz of champagne.
—Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2025
All being well, The New Yorker can be expected to provoke any future historians with its mettle, its range, its vexing quirks, and the fizz of its curiosity.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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“Fizz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fizz. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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