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fizzing

fizzing

3.5
Making a soft hissing and bubbling sound like soda when opened
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɪzɪŋ/
translation icon : burbujeante
  • The soda is fizzing as the carbon dioxide escapes from the bottle.

Examples

  • The first one is called sparkler bath bomb and it it says turn turn your water into a spectacular bonfire night display with this crackling and fizzing bath bomb.

  • Eventually we expect to see bubbles of lower density vacuum occurring like like bubbles in in an eternally fizzing champagne.

  • Look, look how much I don't know whether it's fizzing or just boiling.

  • The actual catalyst is yellow, and we can see this is actually fizzing pretty substantially.

  • Like I'm sure it doesn't look exciting in your bathtub when it's fizzing, but it's so hydrating.

  • When the vinegar and baking soda mix, it starts fizzing and bubbling violently.

  • The champagne was fizzing in the flute, promising a refreshing taste.

Synonyms

to hiss
vsfizzing
31 1.9

To make a sharp, high sound like a snake or steam escaping

combines that sharp sibilant noise with bubbling from released gas
to bubble
vsfizzing
22 2.0

To move and make soft gurgling sounds in water

focuses instead on gas production and a hissing bubbling sound
gurgle
vsfizzing
10 3.5

A bubbling sound like water moving in a bottle

stresses gas release that produces both bubbling and sharper noises
to froth
vsfizzing
10 3.0

To make small bubbles form on the surface of a liquid

highlights sound from gas release rather than thick surface foam
to burble
vsfizzing
5 7.5

To make a soft low sound like water moving over stones

is more about gas release that often makes a sharper hiss
to fizz
vsfizzing
3 3.0

To make bubbles and a soft hissing sound in a liquid

shares meaning but is described as an ongoing sound from gas release
to babble
vsfizzing
2 4.2

Make a soft bubbling sound as water moves over stones

can imply a sharper sibilant quality from active gas release
to bloop
vsfizzing
1 6.7

To make a short, soft popping sound in a liquid

is characterized by steadier sibilant and sustained bubbling sounds
to form bubbles
vsfizzing
1 2.9

Make small round pockets of air inside or on a liquid

centres on the audible bubbling sound caused by gas release
to guggle
vsfizzing
1 9.9

To make a soft bubbling sound when liquid moves or someone pours it

adds that the sound can be a sharper noise from escaping gas
effervescing
vsfizzing
7.4

Full of small bubbles like fizzy water

adds emphasis on the audible sound as gas escapes
bubbling
vsfizzing
2.2

Having many small rising bits of air, like a fizzy drink

focuses more on the sound made as gas leaves the liquid
blurp
vsfizzing
8.6

A soft bubbling sound made by a liquid or air bubble

is louder and more continuous, often sounding like escaping gas

How Fizzy

boiling
  • Specialized
1.0
frothing
6.7
bubbling
2.2
fizzing
3.5
hissing
44 2.6

Surface Forms

fizzing positive

Morphology

fizzing = fizz (transparent) = fizz + ing

The adjective is the standard -ing form of the verb 'fizz', so the meaning is directly derived: producing a hissing or bubbling sound.

Etymology

Fizzing comes from the simple sound fizz, the tiny 'hissing' or 'bubbling' noise made by gas escaping from a liquid. So, something that is fizzing is making that noisy, bubbly sound, like a soda when you open it.