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fizzy
[ fiz-ee ]
Example Sentences
Instead of cake, balloons and fizzy wine he will mark this milestone by announcing an updated "programme for government" - as the countdown begins to the next Holyrood election in almost exactly a year's time.
The sugar tax applied to fizzy drinks is set to be extended to milkshakes and other milk-based drinks under new government plans.
Processed meats, biscuits, fizzy drinks, ice cream and some breakfast cereals are examples of UPF, which are becoming increasingly common around the world.
Some pouches contain higher levels of sugar than some fizzy drinks.
"When you open a fizzy drink it froths, that's the CO2 coming out."
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What does听fizzy mean?
Fizzy is used to describe things that have a lot of fizz鈥攁 bubbliness or bubbly quality, like the kind in a carbonated drink. A much more formal word for fizzy is effervescent.
Fizz can also refer to the kind of hissing sound that such bubbliness makes. Fizzy can be used to describe this sound or the thing making it.
A fizzy drink that has lost its fizziness is often described as flat.
Example: Someone must have shaken up this soda bottle鈥攍ook how fizzy it is inside!
Where does听fizzy come from?
The first records of the word fizzy come from the 1850s. It鈥檚 an adjective form of the word fizz, which is first recorded in the 1600s. Fizz is a shortening of the word fizzle, which comes from the Old Norse 蹿墨蝉补, meaning 鈥渢o break wind.鈥 It鈥檚 an example of onomatopoeia, which involves the formation of words in imitation of the sounds made by the things they refer to. Some synonyms of fizz are also examples of onomatopoeia, such as hiss and buzz.
Things can be fizzy for different reasons. It鈥檚 commonly due to carbonation, which involves the addition of carbon dioxide or carbonic acid to produce those lovely little bubbles that pop and fizz. Fizzy drinks aren鈥檛 the only things that cause fizzy sounds鈥攄ripping water into a fire or a hot pan will result in fizzy noises as the water turns into steam.
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What are some other forms related to fizzy?
- fizzier (comparative adjective)
- fizziest (superlative adjective)
- fizziness (noun)
- fizz (noun)
What are some synonyms for fizzy?
What are some words that share a root or word element with fizzy?听
What are some words that often get used in discussing fizzy?
How is听fizzy used in real life?
Fizzy is an informal word. It鈥檚 especially associated with carbonated drinks.
Am I the only person that does the kombucha shake to see if it'll be a "good one" (extra fizzy) before they buy?
鈥 BRI LUNA (@YungKundalini)
I love seltzer MUCH more than soda. I make my own with a SodaStream and make it SUPER fizzy.
鈥 Penn Jillette (@pennjillette)
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Try using听fizzy!
Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of fizzy?
A. buzzy
B. frothy
C. flat
D. bubbly
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