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  • noun Plural form of fizz.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fizz.

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Examples

  • I make gin fizzes like this: some simple syrup some lemon and lime an egg white maybe a cup of gin?

    Turkey Pot Pie vs. The Gin Fizz Slimbolala 2005

  • More pantomimic effects: big demons and little demons at work everywhere: champagne demons with strange faces, -- I should say "fizzes," -- moving about noiselessly: the only sound is that of the occasional irrepressible effervescence of youth, or a pop from a recalcitrant cork in a distant cell, and, in a mysterious all-pervading way, an accompaniment of hammering.

    Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, September 19, 1891 Various

  • In addition, Vermilion will also offer 7 different herb and spice champagne "fizzes" such as Cilantro Chili, Rose Fennel and Blueberry Cardamom for $16 each.

    Chicagoist 2009

  • For instance, one of his recent tweets: My poop fizzes when it hits water.

    The Denver Diatribe: Denver Isn't a Twitter Town, But These Tweets Are Worth Following The Denver Diatribe 2011

  • For instance, one of his recent tweets: My poop fizzes when it hits water.

    The Denver Diatribe: Denver Isn't a Twitter Town, But These Tweets Are Worth Following The Denver Diatribe 2011

  • Pacific we try to persuade our dying captain to run for Honolulu, and while I persuade I see myself again drinking cocktails on the cool lanais and fizzes out at Waikiki where the surf rolls in.

    Chapter 39 2010

  • When the left one fizzes with milk, I feel the right one, too.

    The Bird House Kelly Simmons 2011

  • The race-tuned hot hatch with 335bhp, four-wheel drive and a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox fizzes and crackles with energy.

    Car review: Audi RS3 2011

  • When the left one fizzes with milk, I feel the right one, too.

    The Bird House Kelly Simmons 2011

  • Set in contemporary London and concerned with cults and the occult, gangs and clans, paranoia, theology and a joyously unconventional police unit, the book fizzes with wit and invention and also manages to be genuinely scary.

    Full Immersion Lucy Dallas 2011

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