Meaning of FIZZ
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- [n] an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)
- [v] of liquids; "The boiling soup was frothing"
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| | Synonyms: | | effervesce, foam, froth, sparkle |
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| | See Also: | | beverage, bubble, drink, drinkable, potable | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Fizz\ (f[i^]z), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fizzed} (f[i^]zd); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Fizzing}.] [Cf. Icel. f[=i]sa to break wind,
Dan. fise to foist, fizzle, OSw. fisa, G. fisten, feisten.
Cf. {Foist}.]
To make a hissing sound, as a burning fuse.
\Fizz\, n.
A hissing sound; as, the fizz of a fly.
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| | Related Terms: | | assibilate, assibilation, blubber, boil, boil over, boiling, bubble, bubble over, bubble up, bubbliness, bubbling, burble, buzz, carbonation, champagne, ebullience, ebulliency, ebullition, effervesce, effervescence, effervescency, effervescing, ferment, fermentation, fizzle, fizzling, foaming, frication, frictional rustling, froth, frothiness, frothing, guggle, gurgle, hiss, hissing, hush, hushing, lisp, plain, plop, rhonchus, seethe, seltzer, shush, shushing, sibilance, sibilate, sibilation, siffle, sigmatism, simmer, siss, sissing, sizz, sizzle, sizzling, sneeze, sneezing, sniff, sniffle, snore, snort, snuff, snuffle, soda, soda water, soft drink, sparkle, spit, splutter, spumescence, sputter, squash, squelch, squish, sternutation, stertor, swish, tonic, wheeze, whish, whisper, whistle, whistling, white noise, whiz, whoosh, work, zip |
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