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noun
a hissing or bubbling sound, or effervescence in a drink
The champagne lost its fizz after sitting open all night.
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fizzyfizzinessfizzle
Etymology
Of imitative origin, formed in the seventeenth century to echo the hissing, sputtering sound of effervescence or escaping gas.
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