fizzed

past tense of fizz
as in hissed
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 fizzed Alex fizzed in a pinpoint cross to De Rosario, who nodded home from four yards out. Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
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Verb
  • Nineteen hours after departure the train took its final breath, hissed and braked into the historic port of Narvik.
    The Editors, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The previous week, Nini had boldly hissed at her from five feet away.
    Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Swift’s name has bubbled up as a possible halftime performer in the run-up to what is typically an early September announcement for a number of reasons.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2025
  • All summer long a sense of indignation has brewed and bubbled on Tyneside.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025

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“Fizzed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fizzed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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