fizzing

present participle of fizz
as in hissing
to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \s\ soda pop fizzing in the glass

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of fizzing Looking after the ball is one thing, but Tielemans acts as the catalyst for his side’s attacking sequences — fizzing passes forward to disrupt the opposition’s shape and feed the most creative players in the team. Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 July 2026 The animal, fizzing with the inexhaustible energy of a creature bred for hauling chockablock toboggans, was confined to a tiny pen, a mere twenty feet square, behind the neighbor’s trailer. Literary Hub, 10 July 2026 Spray a light amount of vinegar over the paste, which will cause a fizzing reaction that can help to get rid of grime. Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 2 July 2026 If your bubbling or fizzing mixture produced a small reaction, your soil sample skews more toward the neutral end of the alkaline or acidic spectrum. Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 May 2026 Isabelle Legeron, the founder of Raw Wine, says the scene is fizzing in Montreal and Tokyo. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026 Per Sē contrasts the delightfully retro, lipstick-y aroma of orris butter with a fresh, fizzing swell of aldehydes, pink pepper, and bamboo. Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026 But then the gang come through with an arsenal of fizzing fireworks, as does Dacre Montgomery’s Billy with a tear-jerking sacrifice. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2025 The internet is fizzing with chatter over the trend, leaving some people shocked and others curious. Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fizzing
Verb
  • And in 2022, Japanese researchers turned a Madagascar hissing cockroach into a cyborg for search-and-rescue missions using a similar, though more sophisticated, approach.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The complete assembly weighs just enough for the Madagascar hissing cockroach, a species favored for cyborg research because of its large size, robustness, and wingless body, to carry without significantly impairing its movement.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • Place bowl in a warm spot and let sit, uncovered, until mixture is bubbling up around flour, 30–40 minutes.
    Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Bake at 375 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes until bubbling and aromatic.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2026

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Fizzing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fizzing. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

More from Merriam-Webster on fizzing

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster