noun
fizz
fihz
noun
1
A stream of small bubbles, or the hissing sound they make.
"The fizz died down once the bottle had been open a while."
2
A carbonated drink, especially a sparkling wine.
"They toasted the occasion with a glass of fizz."
verb
1
To produce a stream of small bubbles with a hissing sound.
"The tablet fizzed as it dissolved in the water."
How to Use Fizz
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBubbles and the hissing sound they make, or a fizzy drink like champagne.
Common pairings
a glass of fizz
fizz out
Word Forms
fizzed past tense, fizzes plural, fizzes singular
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Etymology
An imitative word, formed to mimic the hissing sound it describes.