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Pronunciation

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Verb

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fizzing

  1. present participle and gerund of fizz
  2. present participle and gerund of fiz

Noun

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fizzing (plural fizzings)

  1. The action of the verb to fizz.
  2. The sound made by something that fizzes.
    The fizzings of the radiators kept him awake.

Adjective

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fizzing (not comparable)

  1. That fizzes or fizz.
    a fizzing mass of froth
  2. (slang) Very fast or active.
    • 2011 September 24, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania”, in BBC Sport[1]:
      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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