fizz 1 of 2

as in whistle
a sound similar to the speech sound \s\ stretched out the light bulb burned out with a quick fizz

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verb

as in to hiss
to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \s\ soda pop fizzing in the glass

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Recent Examples of fizz
Noun
Another reason Big Tech is set to falter in 2025 is that the frothy AI market, on which Big Tech bet big, is beginning to lose its fizz. Meredith Whittaker, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024 On our return to The Ravel after every excursion, we are greeted by a welcome party of staff holding out a cold towel and a glass of buck's fizz. James Rampton, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Verb
Pop a capsule into the little canister under the lid, screw the lid back on, then tap the top to fizz it all up. Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024 The dark oxygen is produced because the metallic nodules act like batteries when they are disturbed, similar to the way a conventional battery fizzes when placed into seawater. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for fizz 
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Noun
  • The Bernabeu is considered by many to be the most demanding crowd in the football world and whistles were heard last night as early as the pre-match warm-up.
    Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Listen to this article This summer, the Brookfield Zoo’s bottlenose dolphin habitat will reverberate with the chatty whistles and playful leaps of a new calf — the first expected to be born there in over a decade.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Still, emergency officials allowed residents to trickle back into their neighborhoods starting Thursday but cautioned them to be careful as hissing gas lines continued to spew fires from leveled properties and a thick layer of smoke hung over the area.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • True, crowds were noisier and more raucous in audible expressions of engagement — hissing, cheering, applauding, with an occasional wisecrack shouted out — but the responses were collective and inspired by the story on screen.
    Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The most common countermeasures are hiring contractors to re-install piles into the ground in the spring or bubbling – propeller fans blowing warm water from the bottom up, which keep an area ice-free.
    Lauren Carpenter, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Some springs no longer bubble up from the aquifer and even the largest are now seeing their flow steadily reduced.
    Greg Allen, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In the coastal towns, surfers line the golden sand beaches and tuk-tuks zip along twisting roads, their horns blending with the rhythmic clink of fishmongers’ knives and the sizzle of hoppers frying in street stalls.
    Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Innovation in fast food is often measured by the sizzle of a new product launch or the sleekness of a digital ordering kiosk.
    Stephen Wunker, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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  • Related Articles In menswear, the offer goes from reversible jackets to coats that become vests through a zip.
    Andrea Onate, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
  • It's also designed with a front slip pocket with Coach's iconic turn-lock closure, a back zip pocket, and an internal snap pocket.
    Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025

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“Fizz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fizz. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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