fizz.

1. To make a hissing or sputtering sound, often through the release of bubbles.

2. To display lively excitement or exhilaration, as though full of bubbling energy.

3. A bubbling drink whose dissolved gas produces visible or audible effervescence.

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Words that belong together

• a drink fizzes
• fizz on contact
• fizz in the glass

On the page

The drink fizzed as she poured it over the ice.

The mixture began to fizz on contact with the tablet.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / image-rich description. Lexical Type: Word. Forms: fizz; fizzes; fizzed; fizzed; fizzing. Noun singular fizz; plural fizzes. Commonness: common (editorial estimate; not a corpus frequency statistic). Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1; numbered fields keep each relevant meaning separate. Research distinction: Positive complete lexical excerpt: verb hiss/sputter/effervesce and show excitement/exhilaration. Noun hissing sound, liveliness, and effervescent beverage. Three relevant physical/excitement/beverage senses retained; sound/liveliness nouns overflow flagged. Individually checked for a distinct image, texture, sound, taste, smell, visual-perception or artistic function. Definitions/examples are original; sensory strength is not assumed to imply emotion. Writing functions: hissing bubbles, lively figurative energy. Third-person singular: fizzes.