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Spume vs Fizz - What's the difference?

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Spume is a related term of fizz.


As nouns the difference between spume and fizz

is that spume is foam or froth of liquid, particularly that of sea water while fizz is an emission of a rapid stream of bubbles.

As verbs the difference between spume and fizz

is that spume is to froth while fizz is to emit bubbles.

spume

English

Noun

(-)
  • Foam or froth of liquid, particularly that of sea water.
  • * (John Milton) (1608-1674)
    • Materials dark and crude, / Of spiritous and fiery spume .
  • * {{quote-book, year=1892, author=(James Yoxall)
    • , chapter=5, title= The Lonely Pyramid , passage=The desert storm was riding in its strength; the travellers lay beneath the mastery of the fell simoom.
  • * 1906 , (Jack London), , part I, ch I,
    • Their breath froze in the air as it left their mouths, spouting forth in spumes of vapour that settled upon the hair of their bodies and formed into crystals of frost.

    Derived terms

    * (l) * (l)

    Verb

    (spum)
  • To froth.
    • ----

    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