fizzing

Definition of fizzingnext
present participle of fizz
as in hissing
to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \s\ soda pop fizzing in the glass

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Recent Examples of fizzing As two fizzing balls of energy, Ollie Rathbone and Lewis O’Brien, deployed as the pair of No 10s playing off lone striker Smith in a 3-4-2-1 set-up, were perfect for this plan. Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026 The fizzing reaction can help remove stubborn residues. Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026 Isabelle Legeron, the founder of Raw Wine, says the scene is fizzing in Montreal and Tokyo. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026 Per Sē contrasts the delightfully retro, lipstick-y aroma of orris butter with a fresh, fizzing swell of aldehydes, pink pepper, and bamboo. Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026 But then the gang come through with an arsenal of fizzing fireworks, as does Dacre Montgomery’s Billy with a tear-jerking sacrifice. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2025 The internet is fizzing with chatter over the trend, leaving some people shocked and others curious. Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025 Another day at the US Open, another volley of shots sent fizzing back and forth across the net, all exchanged without a ball being struck. Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025 Drift between Finnish saunas, salt and ice rooms, and sensory steam baths before plunging into the cauldron-style thalassotherapy whirlpool—its thermal seawater jets fizzing like tonic in a highball. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fizzing
Verb
  • This behavior may include stamping its feet, raising its tail, or hissing.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Growling, hissing and swiping, Scooter charged at a glass door, holding its ground as the bears lingered just outside.
    Ronnie Li, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Doctors noted a crackling sound, suggesting gases bubbling out of his dying flesh, and some of the outer layers of skin were peeling off.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Recorded on five reel-to-reel decks, the composer’s 1975 piece blends everyday and exotic sounds—human breath, cheeping frogs, bubbling geysers—into a passionate defense of the raptures of listening.
    Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026

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“Fizzing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fizzing. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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