Fizz vs Soda - What's the difference?
fizz | soda | 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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(uncountable) Sodium bicarbonate.
(uncountable) Sodium in chemical combination.
(uncountable) Carbonated water (originally made with sodium bicarbonate).
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(chiefly, US, regional, especially, in the northeast, countable) A glass, bottle or can of this drink.
Soda is a synonym of fizz.
Fizz is a synonym of soda.
As nouns the difference between fizz and soda
is that fizz is an emission of a rapid stream of bubbles while soda is (uncountable) sodium bicarbonate.As a verb fizz
is to emit bubbles.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
* fizzysoda
English
Noun
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‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’}}
