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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Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
Step 3: Make A Paste For shower walls and doors, combine 1 cup baking soda and enough water to make a thick paste that will fizz.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
At last, a bit of fizz and lightness, a sliver of dawn at the end of a velvet night.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Stillwater senior midfielder Dillan Reardon fizzed in a cross that deflected to a Greyhound defender.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
Step 3: Make A Paste For shower walls and doors, combine 1 cup baking soda and enough water to make a thick paste that will fizz.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
Somebody’s dad discretely pulled a Fanta from his bag and opened it with a fizz.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
At last, a bit of fizz and lightness, a sliver of dawn at the end of a velvet night.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Fizz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fizz. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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