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 The part of his consciousness focusing on tactics directed two of the drop-drones into the blobs of foam that fizzed away on the balcony floor. Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 June 2026 Though his touch took him slightly away from goal, Alajbegovic was able to send in a wonderful arcing shot that fizzed past Abunada. Simon Hughes, New York Times, 24 June 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
  • Wynn said the alligator started to get agitated and even opened its mouth and hissed at her.
    Steven Yablonski, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • The sky lay pure and blue and a cool dry wind hissed down upon them from the plains.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • Criticism also bubbled up in Washington, much along party lines.
    Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
  • Long-simmering frustrations with corruption and youth unemployment have bubbled over into India’s streets.
    Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2026

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“Fizzed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fizzed. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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