fizz 1 of 2

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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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
Often only chardonnay grapes are used, making the fizz unusually light and delicate. Eleanor Aldridge, AFAR Media, 31 July 2025 Now, two weeks later, comes Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps—which, coincidentally or not, seems similarly positioned as an injection of Technicolor fizz into a progressively more leaden franchise. David Sims, The Atlantic, 25 July 2025
Verb
Drift between Finnish saunas, salt and ice rooms, and sensory steam baths before plunging into the cauldron-style thalassotherapy whirlpool—its thermal seawater jets fizzing like tonic in a highball. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for fizz
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Noun
  • After the final whistle, the main source of frustration for the Forest hierarchy was the performance of the match officials.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Christmas, whistle notes, and not knowing Jennifer Lopez … Mariah Carey’s brand is nothing if not consistent.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Splinter after splinter flopping onto the stone threshold, tsss, tsss, hissing like a nest of vipers.
    Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Contractors working on a sewer project on the 4600 block of 10th Avenue at Stockton Boulevard reported hearing a hissing sound coming from a 2-inch gas line, according to authorities.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In addition to the studio, which Seamen converted into a living room adorned with an oversized floral mural, the first floor has a patio with a bubbling fountain, an office, and a powder room.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Although likely unknown to older audiences, the platform is hugely popular with younger comedy fans, and has become a bubbling cauldron for emergent voices.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Despite his reputation for decorum, Balmain could also inject a dose of sizzle.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Of hearing the wood crackle and the meat sizzle.
    Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For the outing, Kidman wore oversized sunglasses, a grey melange baseball cap with a matching zip-up jacket, and black leggings.
    Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • After most of the employees scattered, police say, Rosado zip-tied the last remaining employee’s wrists together and took about $1,000 from the till of the business, according to court records and media reports.
    Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Fizz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fizz. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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