Thesaurus results for FIZZING

fizzing

verb

present participle of fizz

as in hissing

to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \s\ soda pop fizzing in the glass

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Recent Examples of fizzing Fun comes naturally to the Avalanches, but, as all those rubbery boings and zaps and fizzing spouts of soda pop will attest, the group has never sounded quite this zany. — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026 After pouring the vinegar, quickly cover the drain with a stopper for about 15 minutes to force the fizzing action down into the drain and through the clog. — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2026 Such parties, often thrown by the grandes dames of Washington in their palaces dotted around town, were an opportunity for political rivals to meet in fizzing comity over catered meals and coupes of Bollinger. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026 Gummi Popz, chewy bite-sized squares filled with fizzing candy, went on sale earlier this year. — Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 The idea behind it — these people who just want to break free of convention — was fizzing inside. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026 Concierge Peter Buday and his team are the standouts, fizzing with advice and information—about where to find the best bars, and other discoveries. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026 Looking after the ball is one thing, but Tielemans acts as the catalyst for his side’s attacking sequences — fizzing passes forward to disrupt the opposition’s shape and feed the most creative players in the team. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 July 2026 The animal, fizzing with the inexhaustible energy of a creature bred for hauling chockablock toboggans, was confined to a tiny pen, a mere twenty feet square, behind the neighbor’s trailer. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

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In the first week of the COVID shutdown, Holmes packed her two hissing black cats, donned an N95 mask and flew to LAX.

— Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
This step is what brought us here, to Ponysaurus, filling out the online notice to the tune of a hissing compressor that kept clean air moving through the brewing system.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026

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