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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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
Villa were far more affirmative in their approach in and out of possession, pressing high and aggressively and fizzing the ball into the feet of their three No 10s, in Morgan Rogers, McGinn and Buendia.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 9 May 2026
From Scritti Politti to Pet Shop Boys, synth pop has a long, proud tradition of smuggling social commentary inside the fizz.
—Michael Tedder, SPIN, 7 May 2026
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Verb
If your bubbling or fizzing mixture produced a small reaction, your soil sample skews more toward the neutral end of the alkaline or acidic spectrum.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
Villa were far more affirmative in their approach in and out of possession, pressing high and aggressively and fizzing the ball into the feet of their three No 10s, in Morgan Rogers, McGinn and Buendia.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Noun
Among their uses, Linde’s gases create the fizz in sparkling waters, provide respiratory support to hospital patients, and help lasers etch billions of tiny transistors onto artificial intelligence chips.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 9 May 2026
From Scritti Politti to Pet Shop Boys, synth pop has a long, proud tradition of smuggling social commentary inside the fizz.
—Michael Tedder, SPIN, 7 May 2026
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“Fizz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fizz. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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