Dictionary

fizz en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /fɪz/
• (US) audio
• fĭz

Etymology

Onomatopoeia.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) An emission of a rapid stream of bubbles.
   • I poured a cola and waited for the fizz to settle down before topping off the glass.
2. (countable, uncountable) The sound of such an emission.
   • Evan sat back in the hot tub and listened to the relaxing fizz and pops produced by the eruption of bubbles.
3. (countable, uncountable) A carbonated beverage, especially champagne.
   • Nathan ordered an orange fizz from the soda jerk at the counter.
   • When he had returned with what remained unslopped of two glasses of fizz, she was still there, waiting for him. 2020, Alan Jones, Surrogate:

Forms

Deriveds

fizgig · Eurofizz · fizzless · gin fizz · buck's fizz

Synonyms

pop (carbonated beverage) · foam (emission of bubbles) · head (emission of bubbles) · bubble (sound of bubbles) · hiss (sound of bubbles) · tonic (carbonated beverage) · sputter (sound of bubbles) · fizzle (sound of bubbles) · froth (emission of bubbles) · effervescence (emission of bubbles) · seltzer (carbonated beverage) · soda (carbonated beverage)

Translations (16)

et mulin (sound of such emission) · fi poreilu (emission of rapid stream of bubbles) · bg пенене (emission of rapid stream of bubbles) · bg шипене (sound of such emission) · cs bublinky (emission of rapid stream of bubbles) · fi porina (sound of such emission) · fi pore (emission of rapid stream of bubbles) · fi pihinä (emission of rapid stream of bubbles) · et kihin (sound of such emission) · nl gebruis (emission of rapid stream of bubbles) · fi pihinä (sound of such emission) · nl geborrel (emission of rapid stream of bubbles) · fr pschitt (sound of such emission) · cs šumění (sound of such emission) · cs perlivost (emission of rapid stream of bubbles) · fr bulles (emission of rapid stream of bubbles)

fizz en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /fɪz/
• (US) audio
• fĭz

Etymology

Onomatopoeia.

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To emit bubbles.
2. (intransitive) To make a rapid hissing or bubbling sound.
   • the fizzing fuse of a bomb
3. (intransitive) To shoot or project something at great velocity.
   • Each lad tried to send his [burning] disc fizzing and flaring through the darkness as far as possible. 1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 10, page 119:
   • And just before the interval, Kolarov, who was having one of his better games in a City shirt, fizzed in a cracker from 30 yards which the Wolves stopper unconvincingly pushed behind for a corner. 2011 January 15, Saj Chowdhury, “Man City 4 - 3 Wolves”, in BBC:

Forms

Deriveds

fizzy · fizz out · fizzer

Relateds

fizz-buzz

Synonyms

bubble (emit bubbles) · foam (emit bubbles) · sizzle (make bubbling sound) · sputter (make bubbling sound) · hiss (make bubbling sound) · froth (emit bubbles) · effervesce (emit bubbles) · fizzle (make bubbling sound)

Translations (20)

el αφρίζω (to emit bubbles) · vi xèo xèo (to make a rapid bubbling sound) · nl bruisen (to emit bubbles) · et mulisema (to make a rapid bubbling sound) · bg пеня се (to emit bubbles) · cs bublat (to emit bubbles) · et mullitama (to emit bubbles) · de zischen (to make a rapid bubbling sound) · fr pétiller (to make a rapid bubbling sound) · vi xì xì (to make a rapid bubbling sound) · bg шипя (to make a rapid bubbling sound) · fr crépiter (to make a rapid bubbling sound) · et kihisema (to make a rapid bubbling sound) · fi poreilla (to emit bubbles) · cs perlit (to emit bubbles) · fr pétiller (to emit bubbles) · de sprudeln (to emit bubbles) · ota كوپورمك (to emit bubbles) · fi porista (to make a rapid bubbling sound) · sv fräsa (to make a rapid bubbling sound)