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fizzy
[ fiz-ee ]
Example Sentences
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."
This broader trend toward functional beverages sets the stage for prebiotic sodas, which now fit neatly into the wellness narrative, offering a fizzy alternative that promises both taste and digestive health benefits.
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doesfizzy mean?
Fizzy is used to describe things that have a lot of fizz—a 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—look how fizzy it is inside!
Where doesfizzy come from?
The first records of the word fizzy come from the 1850s. It’s 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 ī, meaning “to break wind.” It’s 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’s 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’t the only things that cause fizzy sounds—dripping water into a fire or a hot pan will result in fizzy noises as the water turns into steam.
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are some other forms related to fizzy?
- fizzier (comparative adjective)
- fizziest (superlative adjective)
- fizziness (noun)
- fizz (noun)
are some synonyms for fizzy?
are some words that share a root or word element with fizzy?
are some words that often get used in discussing fizzy?
How isfizzy used in real life?
Fizzy is an informal word. It’s 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?
— BRI LUNA (@YungKundalini)
I love seltzer MUCH more than soda. I make my own with a SodaStream and make it SUPER fizzy.
— Penn Jillette (@pennjillette)
Try usingfizzy!
Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of fizzy?
A. buzzy
B. frothy
C. flat
D. bubbly
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