fizz
fizz Lexical Profile
fizz Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The quality of being bubbly or carbonated, or the hissing sound produced by small gas bubbles escaping rapidly from a liquid.
"If you leave the bottle uncapped on the counter, the soda will quickly lose its fizz."
An effervescent drink, especially champagne or a cocktail made with liquor, citrus juice, sugar, and carbonated water.
"The bartender prepared a refreshing gin fizz garnished with a slice of fresh lemon."
Lively energy, excitement, or vitality.
"The comedic actor brought a wonderful sense of fizz and energy to the stage production."
• verb
To produce a hissing or sputtering sound while releasing small bubbles of gas (especially of a liquid).
"The antacid tablet began to fizz as soon as it dropped into the glass of water."
To be filled with lively excitement, energy, or enthusiasm.
"The entire classroom was fizzing with excitement on the last day before summer vacation."
• Rhymes for fizz
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the mid-17th century, the word is of imitative origin, coined to mimic a hissing, sputtering, or bubbling sound.