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# fizzing

-ing form of fizz; adjective (fizzing)

«fizzing» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Making lots of small bubbles with a hissing sound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fizzing/#m1)
2. Full of energy or excitement: «fizzing with ideas». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fizzing/#m2)
3. (UK informal) Very angry: «Mum was fizzing». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fizzing/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science experiments: «the mixture is fizzing», a sign a gas is being made (a chemical reaction). In stories: «She was fizzing with excitement». In UK and Irish slang, «fizzing» can mean furious.

### Examples

- The mixture is fizzing in the beaker. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fizzing/#x1)
- Bubbles were fizzing up the side of the glass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fizzing/#x2)
- She was fizzing with excitement before the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fizzing/#x3)
- The sherbet was fizzing on my tongue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fizzing/#x4)
- Fizzing shows a gas is being made. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fizzing/#x5)
- (UK informal) Dad was fizzing when he saw the scratch on the car. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fizzing/#x6)

### Note

From fizz; spelling fizzing (double z, one ing). In science, fizzing is evidence of a chemical change.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fizzing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fizzing/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fizzing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fizzing.html) on Mova free.