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as in whistle
a sound similar to the speech sound \s\ stretched out the light bulb burned out with a quick fizz

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verb

as in to hiss
to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \s\ soda pop fizzing in the glass

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Recent Examples of fizz
Noun
Lemonade, which lacks the requisite fizz to be considered a soda, would have come in second with 36,510 units sold. David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026 The film keeps flashing back in time, overlapping the backstories of its characters, and that’s part of its playful fizz. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
Allow the mixture to fizz and work for 10 to 15 minutes. Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 16 Jan. 2026 Isabelle Legeron, the founder of Raw Wine, says the scene is fizzing in Montreal and Tokyo. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fizz
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Noun
  • Authorities are investigating a whistle-blower tip alleging that two Information Technology employees were working full-time for both the City of Dallas and the City of Austin simultaneously.
    Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The game featured several scrums after the whistle, a spirited fight between Montreal’s Josh Anderson and Tampa Bay’s Declan Carlile, and seven 10-minute misconducts — culminating in 126 penalty minutes.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Carrie’s voice hisses in my ear.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The site, which bubbled and hissed for decades, is still called the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • And there’s no anniversary celebration without a little sizzle.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
  • And their newfound sizzle, Chase Johnston, made his first 2-pointer of the entire season to knock out Wisconsin.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The prospect has been lighting up meteorology forums and bubbled into the mainstream consciousness this week with the release of an outlook by the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts indicating that sea surface temperatures could exceed the seasonal average by 2 degrees Celsius.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Reduce oven temperature to 375° and continue to bake until crust is deep golden brown and juices are thick and bubbling, 75–90 minutes longer.
    Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • While the Canadian brand produces specific models intended for everything from hiking to mountain climbing, among its more versatile pieces is the Ossa jacket, made from a lightweight, UPF 50+ nylon ripstop shell and designed with a zip-out hood.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Brandi is a top zip crossbody with a fold over front flap secured with a magnetic closure.
    Tory Johnson, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026

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“Fizz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fizz. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.

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