fizzed

Definition of fizzednext
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 Even Sebastiaan Bornauw, United’s gigantic centre-back, fizzed a long-range effort off Alphonse Areola’s gloves. Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026 Much of it was lofted by tiny gas pockets into the upper water column, only to fall back downward after the bubbles fizzed into the atmosphere. Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026 Stillwater senior midfielder Dillan Reardon fizzed in a cross that deflected to a Greyhound defender. Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fizzed
Verb
  • The site, which bubbled and hissed for decades, is still called the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The heaters hissed and clanked, let off steam, fogged up the windows.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
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  • 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
  • Anxiety over Curry’s return has bubbled for a while.
    Noah Furtado, Houston Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2026

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“Fizzed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fizzed. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.

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