bubbling
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əl noun
1.
a nearly spherical body of gas contained in a liquid.
2.
a small globule of gas in a thin liquid envelope.
3.
a globule of air or gas, or a globular vacuum, contained in a solid.
4.
anything that lacks firmness, substance, or permanence; an illusion or delusion.
5.
an inflated speculation, especially if fraudulent: The real-estate bubble ruined many investors.
6.
the act or sound of bubbling.
7.
a spherical or nearly spherical canopy or shelter; dome: The bombing plane bristled with machine-gun bubbles. A network of radar bubbles stretches across northern Canada.
8.
a domelike structure, usually of inflated plastic, used to enclose a swimming pool, tennis court, etc.
9.
Informal. a protected, exempt, or unique area, industry, etc.: The oasis is a bubble of green in the middle of the desert.
10.
an area that can be defended, protected, patrolled, etc., or that comes under one's jurisdiction: The carrier fleet's bubble includes the Hawaiian Islands.
11.
a sudden, small, temporary change or divergence from a trend: In May there was a bubble in car sales, with three percent more being sold than last year.
verb (used without object)
12.
to form, produce, or release bubbles; effervesce.
13.
to flow or spout with a gurgling noise; gurgle.
14.
to boil: The tea bubbled in the pot.
15.
to speak, move, issue forth, or exist in a lively, sparkling manner; exude cheer: The play bubbled with songs and dances.
16.
to seethe or stir, as with excitement: His mind bubbles with plans and schemes.
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verb (used with object)
Verb phrases 17.
to cause to bubble; make bubbles in.
18.
Archaic. to cheat; deceive; swindle.
19.
bubble over, to become lively: The last time I saw her she was bubbling over with enthusiasm.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a thin film of liquid forming a hollow globule around air or a gas: a soap bubble |
| 2. | a small globule of air or a gas in a liquid or a solid, as in carbonated drinks, glass, etc |
| 3. | the sound made by a bubbling liquid |
| 4. | something lacking substance, stability, or seriousness |
| 5. | an unreliable scheme or enterprise |
| 6. | a dome, esp a transparent glass or plastic one |
| —vb (; often foll by over) | |
| 7. | to form or cause to form bubbles |
| 8. | (intr) to move or flow with a gurgling sound |
| 9. | to overflow (with excitement, anger, etc) |
| 10. | (Scot) (intr) to snivel; blubber |
| [C14: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish bubbla, Danish boble, Dutch bobbel, all of imitative origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
bubble
early 14c. (n.), mid-15c. (v.), perhaps from M.Du. bobbel (n.) and/or M.L.G. bubbeln (v.), all probably of echoic origin. Bubble bath first recorded 1949. Of financial schemes originally in South Sea Bubble (1590s), on notion of "fragile and insubstantial."
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Example sentences
It is an exciting time: findings are pouring in, ideas are bubbling up, and research to test those ideas is simmering away.
The government is bubbling with ideas to improve evaluation and efficiency.
We put baking soda in a cup with some vinegar and it started bubbling up.
The bubbling torrent is full of fecal microorganisms responsible for typhoid, cholera and amoebic dysentery.
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