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Where does “fizzing” come from?

Fizzing derives from the English verb fizz, which originated as an imitative word representing the hissing or bubbling sound of carbonated liquid.

fizzing (English): present participle of fizz; present participle of...

Definitions

  1. present participle of fizz; present participle of...

Ancestry of “fizzing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfizzAn emission of a rapid stream of bubbles; The...

Words derived from “fizzing”

  • fizzingly
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