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fizzing
/ˈfɪzɪŋ/
noun 2adj 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
cold, fierce, flat
VERB + FIZZING
came, enjoyed, made
FIZZING + NOUN
bath, froth, mass, salts
PREP.
after, with
Definitions
noun
1
The action of the verb to fizz.
2
The sound made by something that fizzes.
The fizzings of the radiators kept him awake.
adj
1
That fizzes or fizz.
a fizzing mass of froth
From the spot where the body lay came a fierce fizzing and cracking sound, which ceased, however, before the fumes had cleared away.
2
Very fast or active.
When Wilkinson found Ashton with another fizzing flat pass after 16 minutes, the Northampton man went flying through a hole in the Romanian defence and set up Cueto for a try in the corner.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — hissing and bubbling
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The fizzings of the radiators kept him awake.
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a fizzing mass of froth
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From the spot where the body lay came a fierce fizzing and cracking sound, which ceased, however, before the fumes had cleared away.
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When Wilkinson found Ashton with another fizzing flat pass after 16 minutes, the Northampton man went flying through a hole in the Romanian defence and set up Cueto for a try in the corner.
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Pouring bubbly-water into the glass with ice in it made a cold fizzing sound.
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Ziri enjoyed the fizzing of bath salts.
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