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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Harriette Cole, Flow Space, 3 June 2025
Keys rode the momentum into the next game, fizzing away a backhand winner and then drawing an error into the net from Sabalenka to bring up two match points.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 25 June 2025
Top off with sparkling water for a light fizz and give it a gentle stir.
—Essence, 16 June 2025
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Verb
The hair stylist could no longer use a flat iron on my hair because steam was fizzing off the iron.
—Harriette Cole, Flow Space, 3 June 2025
Keys rode the momentum into the next game, fizzing away a backhand winner and then drawing an error into the net from Sabalenka to bring up two match points.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
But for the record, four seconds of carbonation gets you light fizz, six seconds gets big club soda bubbles.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 25 June 2025
Top off with sparkling water for a light fizz and give it a gentle stir.
—Essence, 16 June 2025
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“Fizz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fizz. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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