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Fizz vs Fizzle - What's the difference?

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Fizzle is a synonym of fizz.

Fizzle is a related term of fizz.



As nouns the difference between fizz and fizzle

is that fizz is an emission of a rapid stream of bubbles while fizzle is a spluttering or hissing sound.

As verbs the difference between fizz and fizzle

is that fizz is to emit bubbles while fizzle is to sputter or hiss.

fizz

English

Noun

(es)
  • An emission of a rapid stream of bubbles.
  • I poured a cola and waited for the fizz to settle down before topping off the glass.
  • The sound of such an emission.
  • Evan sat back in the hot tub and listened to the relaxing fizz and pops produced by the eruption of bubbles.
  • A carbonated beverage.
  • Nathan ordered an orange fizz from the soda jerk at the counter.

    Synonyms

    * (emission of bubbles) effervescence, foam, froth, head * (sound of bubbles) bubble, fizzle, hiss, sputter * (carbonated beverage) pop, seltzer, soda, tonic

    Verb

  • To emit bubbles.
  • To make a rapid hissing or bubbling sound.
  • the fizzing fuse of a bomb
  • To shoot or project something moving at great velocity.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=January 15 , author=Saj Chowdhury , title=Man City 4 - 3 Wolves , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=And just before the interval, Kolarov, who was having one of his better games in a City shirt, fizzed in a cracker from 30 yards which the Wolves stopper unconvincingly pushed behind for a corner.}}
  • To travel at a great velocity, producing a sound caused by the speed.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=January 15 , author=Sam Sheringham , title=Chelsea 2 -03 Blackburn Rovers , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Terry came close to doubling Chelsea's lead when his header from Lampard's mis-hit volley fizzed inches past the upright.}}

    Synonyms

    * (emit bubbles) bubble, effervesce, foam, froth * (make bubbling sound) fizzle, hiss, sizzle, sputter

    Derived terms

    * fizzy

    fizzle

    English

    Verb

    (fizzl)
  • To sputter or hiss.
  • ''The soda fizzled for several minutes after it was poured.
  • * Ben Jonson
  • It is the easest thing, sir, to be done, / As plain as fizzling .
  • (figuratively) To decay or die off to nothing; to burn out; to end less successfully than previously hoped.
  • The entire project fizzled after the founder retired.

    Derived terms

    * fizzler

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A spluttering or hissing sound.
  • Failure of a nuclear bomb to meet its expected yield during testing.