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fizz

 (fĭz)
intr.v. fizzed, fizz·ing, fizz·es
To make a hissing or bubbling sound; effervesce.
n.
1. A hissing or bubbling sound.
2. Effervescence.
3. An effervescent beverage.

[Imitative.]

fizz′y adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.fizzy - hissing and bubbling
effervescent - (of a liquid) giving off bubbles
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fizzy

adjective bubbly, bubbling, sparkling, effervescent, carbonated, gassy a can of fizzy drink
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
فَوّارفَوَّار
šumivýperlivý
boblendebrusendekulsyreholdig
poreileva
pjenušav
freyîandi
シューシュー泡立つ
거품이는
peneč se
brusande
ออกเสียงฟู่
köpüklüfışırtılı
có ga

fizzy

[ˈfɪzɪ] (esp Brit) ADJ (fizzier (compar) (fizziest (superl))) [drink] → gaseoso, con gas
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fizzy

[ˈfɪzi] adj [drink] → pétillant(e), gazeux/euse
I don't like fizzy drinks → Je n'aime pas les boissons gazeuses.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fizzy

adj (+er)sprudelnd; to be fizzysprudeln; it’s too fizzyda ist zu viel Kohlensäure drin; the soda water makes it fizzydurch das Sodawasser sprudelt es; a fizzy drinkeine Brause
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

fizzy

[ˈfɪzɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (drink) → gassato/a, frizzante, effervescente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

fizz

(fiz) verb
(of a liquid) to release or give off many small bubbles. I like the way champagne fizzes.
noun
the sound made or the feeling in the mouth produced by this. This lemonade has lost its fizz.
ˈfizzy adjective
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

fizzy

فَوَّار šumivý kulsyreholdig sprudelnd αφρώδης con gas poreileva pétillant pjenušav effervescente シューシュー泡立つ 거품이는 bruisend brusende musujący com gás, gasoso газированный brusande ออกเสียงฟู่ köpüklü có ga 多气的
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Using a natural product will slowly and steadily reduce fizziness, leaving them softer and manageable.
Since fizziness usually derives from adding sugar to the second fermentation, creating a food-friendly Champagne without added sugar demands skill and nerve.
Since fizziness usually derives from adding sugar to the second fermentation, creating a foodfriendly champagne without added sugar demands skill and nerve.
We associate a fast speaking tempo with youth and its attendant qualities: optimism, fizziness, informality, rashness, excess of energy, wildness in image matter, boldness in declamation.
"We've been lifelong fans of Roald Dahl," says the firm's Steve Ryan, adding that theirs was a version of a Polish wheat beer known as "Polish Champagne" thanks to its fizziness.
"I wanted to bring back the vessel that the cocktail was intended to be consumed in." Resnick stands by a scientific rationale for the original mug's composition (pure copper, he says, helps maintain the drink's ice-cold temperature and increases its fizziness).
You'd be surprised how many cocktails I've been served that lack the fizziness that should be present in all sparkling drinks!
Join some of Northern Ireland's geologists at the Ulster Museum to discover how party poppers can help us understand earthquakes and how the fizziness of lava causes volcanic eruptions.
On We The Generation hardly any of the songs sound like the one before it and they're all packed with fizziness, invention, great tunes well sung and good old fashioned soul.
That We The Generation doesn't is down to the fact that a) hardly any of the songs sound like the one before it and b) they're all packed with fizziness, invention, great tunes well sung and good old fashioned soul.
Such equipment produces large amounts of mechanical heat and their regular use damages the hair's cuticles, resulting in breakage, fizziness, and split ends.