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fizzing

/ˈfɪzɪŋ/

fizzing is the present participle and gerund of fizz.

fizzing is the present participle and gerund of fiz.

Noun

fizzing (plural fizzings)

  1. The action of the verb to fizz.
  2. The sound made by something that fizzes.
    • The fizzings of the radiators kept him awake.

Adjective

fizzing (not comparable)

  1. That fizzes or fizz.
    • a fizzing mass of froth
    • From the spot where the body lay came a fierce fizzing and cracking sound, which ceased, however, before the fumes had cleared away.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC
  2. (slang) Very fast or active.
    • When Wilkinson found Ashton with another fizzing flat pass after 16 minutes, the Northampton man went flying through a hole in the Romanian defence and set up Cueto for a try in the corner.2011 September 24, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania”, in BBC Sport

Meaning of fizz

Verb

fizz (third-person singular simple present fizzes, present participle fizzing, simple past and past participle fizzed)

  1. (intransitive) To emit bubbles.
  2. (intransitive) To make a rapid hissing or bubbling sound.
    • the fizzing fuse of a bomb
    Synonyms:
    fizzle, hiss, sizzle, sputter
  3. (intransitive) To shoot or project something at great velocity.
    • Each lad tried to send his [burning] disc fizzing and flaring through the darkness as far as possible.1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 10, page 119

See all 6 meanings of fizz

Forms of fizzing

pluralfizzings

Words formed from fizzing

Phrases with fizzing

Questions about fizzing

What does fizzing mean?
Fizzing means the action of the verb to fizz.
What is fizzing the present participle and gerund of?
Fizzing is the present participle and gerund of fizz.
What part of speech is fizzing?
Fizzing can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce fizzing?
Fizzing is pronounced /ˈfɪzɪŋ/.
What is the plural of fizzing?
The plural of fizzing is fizzings.

Words near fizzing in the dictionary

  1. fizzier
  2. fizzies
  3. fizziest
  4. fizzily
  5. fizziness
  6. fizzing
  7. fizzing out
  8. fizzingly
  9. fizzings
  10. fizzle
  11. fizzle out

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