fizzed; fizzing; fizzes
1
: to make a hissing or sputtering sound : effervesce
2
: to show excitement or exhilaration
Examples of fizz in a Sentence
Verb
soda pop fizzing in the glass
Noun
the characteristic fizz of champagne
All the fizz was gone from their relationship.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
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
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
Somebody’s dad discretely pulled a Fanta from his bag and opened it with a fizz.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Set the scene Scattered along the beachfront, where waves fizz only metres away, bigger villas back a collection of beach cabins.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
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
Noun
Look for the rise of fizz from new regions and from native grapes.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
Somebody’s dad discretely pulled a Fanta from his bag and opened it with a fizz.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Fizz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fizz. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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