fizzing, fizzy
(adjective) hissing and bubbling
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fizzing
present participle of fizz
present participle of fiz
fizzing (plural fizzings)
The action of the verb to fizz.
The sound made by something that fizzes.
fizzing (not comparable)
That fizzes or fizz.
(slang) Very fast or active.
• gin fizz
Source: Wiktionary
Fizz, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fizzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Fizzing.] Etym: [Cf. Icel. fisa to break wind, Dan. fise to foist, fizzle, OSw. fisa, G. fisten, feisten. Cf. Foist.]
Definition: To make a hissing sound, as a burning fuse.
Fizz, n.
Definition: A hising sound; as, the fizz of a fly.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
