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

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Recent Examples of fizzing Gummi Popz, chewy bite-sized squares filled with fizzing candy, went on sale earlier this year. — Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 The idea behind it — these people who just want to break free of convention — was fizzing inside. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026 Concierge Peter Buday and his team are the standouts, fizzing with advice and information—about where to find the best bars, and other discoveries. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fizzing
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  • Scientists previously created tiny diving suits for Madagascar hissing cockroaches that could be used in perilous search operations, according to a study published in the journal Nature Communications.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 3 Sep. 2026
  • But delivering that level of craft in a high-octane room where the hissing espresso machine competes with the bassline?
    — Carly Boers, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
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  • In the face of all that truthiness bubbling up, executives lost the ability to manage expectations internally and with partners.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Topo Chico is bubbling back onto store shelves after a monthslong absence that left fans of the cult-favorite mineral water scrambling for alternatives.
    — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

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

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