fizz

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)
  • 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 ?

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