Fizz

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fizz \Fizz\, n.
     A hissing sound; as, the fizz of a fly.
     [1913 Webster] fizzing

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  fizz \fizz\ (f[i^]z), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {fizzed} (f[i^]zd); p.
     pr. & vb. n. {fizzing}.] [Cf. Icel. f[imac]sa to break wind,
     Dan. fise to foist, fizzle, OSw. fisa, G. fisten, feisten.
     Cf. {Foist}.]
     To make a hissing sound, such as that of a burning fuse or a
     bubbling carbonated beverage.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fizz
       n : an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)
       v : form bubbles; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river
           was foaming"; "Sparkling water" [syn: {foam}, {froth}, {effervesce},
            {sparkle}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  90 Moby Thesaurus words for "fizz":
     assibilate, assibilation, blubber, boil, boil over, boiling,
     bubble, bubble over, bubble up, bubbliness, bubbling, burble, buzz,
     carbonation, champagne, ebullience, ebulliency, ebullition,
     effervesce, effervescence, effervescency, effervescing, ferment,
     fermentation, fizzle, fizzling, foaming, frication,
     frictional rustling, froth, frothiness, frothing, guggle, gurgle,
     hiss, hissing, hush, hushing, lisp, plain, plop, rhonchus, seethe,
     seltzer, shush, shushing, sibilance, sibilate, sibilation, siffle,
     sigmatism, simmer, siss, sissing, sizz, sizzle, sizzling, sneeze,
     sneezing, sniff, sniffle, snore, snort, snuff, snuffle, soda,
     soda water, soft drink, sparkle, spit, splutter, spumescence,
     sputter, squash, squelch, squish, sternutation, stertor, swish,
     tonic, wheeze, whish, whisper, whistle, whistling, white noise,
     whiz, whoosh, work, zip