Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fizz"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fizz \Fizz\ (f[i^]z), v. i. [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, as a burning fuse.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fizz \Fizz\, n.
A hissing sound; as, the fizz of a fly.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
fizz
n : an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)
v : of liquids; "The boiling soup was frothing" [syn: {foam}, {froth},
{effervesce}, {sparkle}]
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