fizz
/fiz/
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Definition
Noun:
- An effervescent or bubbling sound: A hissing or bubbling sound, often produced by gas escaping from a liquid.
- An effervescent beverage: A drink, often alcoholic like champagne, that produces bubbles and a hissing sound.
Verb:
- To produce bubbles and a hissing sound: To make a bubbling or effervescent sound, often as gas is released from a liquid.
Examples
Noun:
- The fizz of the soda was refreshing. (The bubbling sound of the soda was refreshing.)
- They celebrated with a glass of fizz. (They celebrated with a glass of sparkling wine.)
Verb:
- The soda began to fizz when I opened the bottle. (The soda began to bubble and hiss when I opened the bottle.)
- The antacid tablet will fizz in water. (The antacid tablet will bubble and dissolve in water.)
Advanced Usage
"to lose its fizz": (for a drink) to become flat and stop bubbling.
- The cola has lost its fizz because it was left open. (The cola is no longer bubbly because it was left uncapped.)
"full of fizz": (literal) very bubbly; (figurative) full of energy and excitement.
- The new energy drink is full of fizz. (The new energy drink is very carbonated.)
- Her personality is full of fizz. (Her personality is very lively and energetic.)
Variants and Related Words
Fizzy (adj): Describes a liquid that has many bubbles.
- I prefer fizzy drinks to still ones. (I prefer carbonated drinks to non-carbonated ones.)
Fizziness (n): The quality of being fizzy.
- The fizziness of the lemonade was perfect. (The level of bubbles in the lemonade was perfect.)
Synonyms
- Effervesce (v): To bubble and give off gas.
- Sparkle (v/n): To shine with bright points of light; can also refer to bubbles in a drink.
- Hiss (v/n): To make a sharp, sustained "s" sound, similar to the sound of escaping gas.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(Note: "Fizz" is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its usage is typically as a standalone verb or noun.)
Related Idioms
- "Fizz out": To end or fail in a weak or disappointing way, losing energy.
- The party started well but fizzled out by midnight. (The party started well but ended quietly and disappointingly by midnight.)
- (Note: This idiom uses the related verb "fizzle," not "fizz" directly.)
Noun
- an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)
Verb
- become bubbly or frothy or foaming
- The boiling soup was frothing
- The river was foaming
- Sparkling water