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Definition of "fizz" []

  • To make a hissing or bubbling sound; effervesce. (verb-intransitive)
  • A hissing or bubbling sound. (noun)
  • Effervescence. (noun)
  • An effervescent beverage. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "fizz" in a sentence
  • "And very very low in fizz, which is fine with me but I suppose might bother some purists."
  • "Sure it's got pacing like molasses, and some sequences would be better cut from the movie, but at its best it makes my brain fizz with speculation like no other."
  • "Equally at home in café and bar environments or corporate breakout and communications areas fizz is available in a huge diversity of contemporary finishes which ensures its harmonisation with a plethora of interior design schemes."