Thesaurus results for FIZZES

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noun

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plural of fizz

as in whistles

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

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verb

present tense third-person singular of fizz

as in hisses

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 fizzes

Verb

Our blind taste test deduced which flavored fizzes bubbled up to the top. —

Emily Heil, Washington Post, 15 May 2026 Spray the interior of your air-fryer with white vinegar until the baking soda fizzes. —

Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 16 Jan. 2026 With a taste ''that'll last till Christmas,'' Mockolate fizzes and bubbles on your tongue (kinda like eating an Alka-Seltzer), then sort of crumbles into tiny pieces of, um, ''deliciousness'' in your mouth. —

Gretchen Hansen, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025 As night falls, the air fizzes with thundery heat, and the lighthouse at Cap de Barbaria blinks out its warning. —

Maya Boyd, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2022

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Noun

While other animals such as rats and mice are also known to have laryngeal whistles, the study says that horses are believed to be the only animals known to combine the whistle with vocal fold vibrations to create a single, dual sound call.

— Kate Perez, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
Mrtka was actively involved between the whistles and after the whistle, using his size to clear the net and get under opponents’ skin.

— Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025