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bubble
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | foam, froth up, especially with sound |
| Synonyms: | boil, burble, churn, eddy, effervesce, erupt, fester, fizz, gurgle, gush, issue, moil, murmur, percolate, ripple, seep, seethe, simmer, smolder, sparkle, spume, stir, swash, trickle, well |
| Main Entry: | bubbling |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | effervescence |
| Synonyms: | ebulliency, effusiveness, exuberance, yeastiness |
| Antonyms: | dullness |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Concept: | [Mixture of air and water] Bubble. [Cloud.] |
| Category: | 3. IMPERFECT FLUIDS |
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-nouns
bubble, foam, froth, head, spume, lather, suds, spray, surf, yeast, barm, spindrift., cloud, vapor, fog, mist, haze, steam, geyser; scud, messenger, rack, nimbus; cumulus, woolpack, cirrus, stratus; cirrostratus, cumulostratus; cirrocumulus; mackerel sky, mare's tale, dirty sky; curl cloud; frost smoke; thunderhead., [Science of clouds] nephelognosy; nephograph, nephology., effervescence, fermentation; bubbling., nebula; cloudliness (opacity); nebulosity (dimness).
-verbs
bubble, boil, foam, froth, mantle, sparkle, guggle, gurgle; effervesce, ferment, fizzle.
-adjectives
bubbling; frothy, nappy, effervescent, sparkling, mousseux, up., cloudy; thunderheaded; vaporous, nebulous, overcast.
-phrases
"the lowring element scowls o'er the darkened landscip" [Paradise Lost].
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| Main Entry: | boil |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | heat to bubbling |
| Synonyms: | agitate, bubble, churn, coddle, cook, decoct, effervesce, evaporate, fizz, foam, froth, parboil, poach, seethe, simmer, smolder, steam, steep, stew |
| Antonyms: | freeze |
| Main Entry: | bubbly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sparkling |
| Synonyms: | aerated, bubbling, carbonated, effervescent, fizzy, gassy, spumante |
| Antonyms: | flat, still |
| Main Entry: | bubbly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | vivacious |
| Synonyms: | animated, bubbling, dynamic, effervescent, energetic, enthusiastic, full of beans, full of life, high-spirited, lively, peppy*, perky, sparkling, spirited, vibrant, zesty |
| Antonyms: | dull, listless |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | churn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mix up, beat |
| Synonyms: | agitate, boil, bubble, convulse, ferment, foam, froth, jolt, moil, seethe, simmer, stir up, swirl, toss |
| Main Entry: | effervescence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fizz, foam |
| Synonyms: | bubbles, bubbling, ebullition, ferment, fermentation, froth, frothing, sparkle |
| Main Entry: | effervescent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fizzing, foaming |
| Synonyms: | airy, boiling, bouncy, bubbling, bubbly, carbonated, elastic, expansive, fermenting, frothing, frothy, resilient, sparkling, volatile |
| Antonyms: | flat, stale |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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