fizz
pronunciation
How to pronounce fizz in British English: UK [fɪz]
How to pronounce fizz in American English: US [fɪz]
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- Noun:
- an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)
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- Verb:
- form bubbles
Word Origin
- fizz (v.)
- "make a hissing sound," 1660s, of imitative origin. Related: Fizzed; fizzing. The noun is recorded from 1812; meaning "effervescent drink" is from 1864, from the sound it makes.
Example
- 1. This rebound may come with little fizz .
- 2. Champagne doesn 't fizz because of carbon dioxide ? It fizzes because of dirt or dust .
- 3. A young executive named donald kendall thrust a cup of dark fizz into the soviet leader 's hands .
- 4. If it 's the fizz you miss , try carbonated water .
- 5. Would you like some gin fizz ?