Fizz vs Fizzle - What's the difference?
fizz | fizzle | Synonyms |
An emission of a rapid stream of bubbles.
The sound of such an emission.
A carbonated beverage.
To emit bubbles.
To make a rapid hissing or bubbling sound.
To shoot or project something moving at great velocity.
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To travel at a great velocity, producing a sound caused by the speed.
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To sputter or hiss.
* Ben Jonson
(figuratively) To decay or die off to nothing; to burn out; to end less successfully than previously hoped.
A spluttering or hissing sound.
Failure of a nuclear bomb to meet its expected yield during testing.
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)- I poured a cola and waited for the fizz to settle down before topping off the glass.
- Evan sat back in the hot tub and listened to the relaxing fizz and pops produced by the eruption of bubbles.
- 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, tonicVerb
- the fizzing fuse of a bomb
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Synonyms
* (emit bubbles) bubble, effervesce, foam, froth * (make bubbling sound) fizzle, hiss, sizzle, sputterDerived terms
* fizzyfizzle
English
Verb
(fizzl)- ''The soda fizzled for several minutes after it was poured.
- It is the easest thing, sir, to be done, / As plain as fizzling .
- The entire project fizzled after the founder retired.