FIZZ

Fizz

A Fizz is a type of mixed drink—a variation on the older Sours family. The defining features of the fizz are an acidic juice and carbonated water.

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fizz

Noun

  1. 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. 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. A carbonated beverage.
    Nathan ordered an orange fizz from the soda jerk at the counter.

Verb

  1. To emit bubbles.
  2. To make a rapid hissing or bubbling sound.
    the fizzing fuse of a bomb
  3. To shoot or project something moving at great velocity.
  4. To travel at a great velocity, producing a sound caused by the speed.


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