What's the difference between fizz and sizzle?

Fizz


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To make a hissing sound, as a burning fuse.
  • (n.) A hissing sound; as, the fizz of a fly.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Everyone worked hard, but it is fair to pick out Willian because of his work-rate, quality on the ball, participation in the first goal and quality of the second.” It had been Willian’s fizzed cross, 11 minutes before the break, which Dragovic had nodded inadvertently inside Shovkovskiy’s near post to earn the hosts their initial lead.
  • (2) Behind the scenes, at least, it appears Anelka has proved a welcome addition to the club's ranks, with Berahino, who scored the visitors' third goal with a fizzing drive, praising the veteran as a positive influence on his fellow frontmen.
  • (3) He fizzes with energy and ideas, and when asked to describe himself, says “loyal, workaholic”.
  • (4) A pologies in advance for the lack of fizz, the absence of oomph, the non-appearance of verve in today's Rumour Mill.
  • (5) Carlgren flapped a Luke Garbutt corner to the edge of the box and the Manchester United midfielder chested it down before sending a fizzing volley back past the Sweden goalkeeper.
  • (6) 'Portland, Oregon and sloe gin fizz, if that ain't love then tell me what is, uh huh…" Best name in the league... You're not fooling anyone Simon.
  • (7) It’s as though you went out one warm evening – an evening fizzing with delicious potential – you went out for just one drink… and woke up two days later in a skip.
  • (8) This is what we imagined: the becalmed beauty of the Whitsunday Passage, that spectacular collection of islands protectively nestled inside the Great Barrier Reef, safe from prevailing winds; bright blue languid days gliding over turquoise waters, taking turns at the tiller in our togs; finding our own private cove as the sun goes down; diving into warm pristine waters; the tinkling of intimate laughter; the fizz of champagne and the sizzle of prawns on the barbie.
  • (9) With the exception of a Junior Stanislas shot that fizzed wide in the 66th minute, they could not create the same attacking verve they had previously shown.
  • (10) Yet it still felt vaguely surprising when Yaya Touré shrugged himself from his own fitful display – occasionally at his brutish best, just as often rather sluggish, and nothing like the player who rampaged in this arena as City all but claimed the title last April – to fizz in a riposte 12 minutes from time, but there was to be no relief at the end.
  • (11) Liverpool were irresistible for a golden period after the interval, which climaxed in Sadio Mané, the £30m signing from Southampton, fizzing home their fourth goal.
  • (12) Dukureh fizzes with energy: “Just seeing how much passion there is, how we all want this change – it’s good for me,” she says.
  • (13) He denies his team-mates look to him as England’s main man – “We have a lot of players in this squad that have done well this season for their clubs; I am just one of them” – but on the occasions he was able to find space on the ball against Portugal he proved his threat, with one fizzing effort from distance particularly troubling José Sá in the Portugal goal.
  • (14) When we were little, she was always tempting us with sugary treats: a bottomless Smarties bin and her legendary coke floats – a lump of vanilla ice-cream fizzing in a glass of cold cola.
  • (15) The West Ham United forward gave the hosts a 2-1 victory with his goal from outside the area, which he sent fizzing into the top corner with his left foot, and when he was substituted in stoppage time he could not hold back the tears.
  • (16) Saints sweep upfield, and Rodriguez has the Liverpool defence jogging backwards in impotent panic, but with options either side, he fizzes a useless low shot wide left.
  • (17) Barcelona started as they meant to continue, fizzing the ball across the turf and carrying the match to their opponents.
  • (18) In normal circumstances the Westminster village would already be fizzing with speculation about George Osborne’s eighth budget , which he will deliver nine days hence.
  • (19) Alejandro Faurlin fizzed a low shot wide after swivelling near the penalty spot.
  • (20) He was 36 yards out but his hard, flat shot fizzed past a poorly positioned wall, seeming to swish slightly, almost imperceptibly right then left then right again, like the tailfin of a dolphin.

Sizzle


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To make a hissing sound; to fry, or to dry and shrivel up, with a hissing sound.
  • (n.) A hissing sound, as of something frying over a fire.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) This is what we imagined: the becalmed beauty of the Whitsunday Passage, that spectacular collection of islands protectively nestled inside the Great Barrier Reef, safe from prevailing winds; bright blue languid days gliding over turquoise waters, taking turns at the tiller in our togs; finding our own private cove as the sun goes down; diving into warm pristine waters; the tinkling of intimate laughter; the fizz of champagne and the sizzle of prawns on the barbie.
  • (2) I savour the smell of the food stalls as I ride down Whitecross Street market at about 11am, inhaling successive wafts of roasting steak, baking flatbreads, frying onions, toasting cumin seeds, sizzling bacon, curries and chillies and pickles and melting cheese.
  • (3) Fat sizzles, flour sifts, and delicious smells waft around.
  • (4) Photograph: Victoria and Albert Museum, London Of course it may have been that by the time he agreed to be interviewed by middle-of-the-road me he had begun to lose his cultural sizzle.
  • (5) Tom Watson used his media talents to get his weak-tea “Momentum are secret plotting plotters” stuff onto the news cycle for a couple of days, and that turned out to be all sizzle and no steak.
  • (6) The food, Korean, is cheap (starters less than a fiver; mains under £8) and very good: bibimbap, of course, also crisp fried mandu (dumplings) with homemade soy; tangy blanched and pickled veg; sizzling marinated beef; fat pork belly with garlic, kimchi and spicy doenjang sauce.
  • (7) Sorry if I did that.” That hoopla created a sizzling atmosphere in which players needed to stay cool.
  • (8) The Glory is co-owned and run by the Bert and Ernie of drag, Jonny Woo and John Sizzle.
  • (9) Temperatures are set to reach sizzling highs across large parts of the UK again on Wednesday with a high of 30C (86F) expected in the south of England and possibly 28C (82F) in Scotland.
  • (10) The Sun had an exclusive kiss-and-tell story from one of his former girlfriends, who told readers of their passionate affair and focused on a night when “sizzling Seb” had allegedly drunk far too much at the Athletics Writers’ Association’s annual dinner.
  • (11) Melt the rest of the lard in the pan and turn the heat up until the fat is sizzling.
  • (12) After joining West Brom, Foster announced his plan to build his own barbecue hut adjacent to his house, which would serve as a sanctuary in which he could kick back and sizzle flesh.
  • (13) 5 Fill a wok a third full with oil, heat until a breadcrumb sizzles and turns golden within 30 seconds, then fry the dumplings in batches until golden.
  • (14) With sizzling temperatures claiming more than 300 lives this month in India , officials have banned daytime cooking in some parts of the drought-stricken country in a bid to prevent accidental fires that have killed nearly 80 more people.
  • (15) "Things are sizzling," he said, adding that he was fearful the situation could get out of control if police and other agencies did not step in to reassure the community.
  • (16) Rain is sizzling bacon, cars are lions roaring: the art of sound in movies - Podcast Read more The two men stood with their arms crossed and heads cocked at the same angle, reviewing a scene in which a sound cue they had designed had gone awry.
  • (17) In September 1984, Sebastian Coe became “sizzling Seb” for two days.
  • (18) The comet at first seemed to have fallen apart as it approached the sun's sizzling surface, but new images showed a streak of light that some said could indicate it wasn't game over just yet.
  • (19) Looking at his website , I don't think Tuesday's seafood risotto, Wednesday's sizzling chicken fajitas or Saturday's mojito fruit salad would quite "weigh up".
  • (20) Bang goes my sizzling one-liner about the long-term risks of Nato's strategy.