From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
fizz \fizz\ (f[i^]z), verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {fizzed} (f[i^]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {fizzing}.] [Cf. Icel. f[=i]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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fizz \Fizz\, noun A hissing sound; as, the fizz of a fly.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)
verb
1: 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
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