fizzing

Etymology

verb

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

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
  2. (slang) 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. September 24, 2011, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania”, in BBC Sport

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