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fizzing

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fizz  (fz)
intr.v. fizzed, fizz·ing, fizz·es
To make a hissing or bubbling sound; effervesce.
n.
1. A hissing or bubbling sound.
2. Effervescence.
3. An effervescent beverage.
[Imitative.]
fizzy adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.fizzing - hissing and bubbling
fizzy
effervescent - (of a liquid) giving off bubbles


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Soon the sound of Old Pretty's milk fizzing into the pail came through the hedge, and then Angel felt inclined to go round the corner also, to finish off a hard-yielding milcher who had strayed there, he being now as capable of this as the dairyman himself.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
I saw one case holding four dozen of champagne smashed all to bits, and there was the champagne fizzing and boiling about in the bottom of the dirty cargo boat.
King Solomon's Mines by Haggard, Rider H. View in context
The hostess, who was busy in various fizzing and stewing operations over the fire, preparatory to the evening meal, stopped, with a fork in her hand, as Eliza's sweet and plaintive voice arrested her.
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context
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