Nearby Words
effervesce
[ef-er-ves] 
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effervesce
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fizz |
| Synonyms: | bubble, foam, froth |
| Main Entry: | bubble |
| 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: | ferment |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | split into simpler substances; be agitated |
| Synonyms: | acidify, be violent, boil, brew, bubble, churn, concoct, dissolve, effervesce, evaporate, excite, fester, fizz, foam, foment, froth, heat, incite, inflame, leaven, moil, overflow, provoke, ripen, rise, rouse, seethe, simmer, sour, sparkle, stir up, work |
| Main Entry: | fizz |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bubble |
| Synonyms: | buzz, effervesce, fizzle, froth, hiss, seethe, sibilate, simmer, sparkle, sputter, whisper, whoosh |
| Antonyms: | be flat |
| Main Entry: | foam |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become bubbly |
| Synonyms: | aerate, boil, burble, effervesce, ferment, fizz, froth, gurgle, hiss, lather, seethe, simmer, sparkle |
| Antonyms: | become flat |
| Main Entry: | gush |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | speak with overwhelming enthusiasm |
| Synonyms: | babble*, blather, carry on about, chatter, effervesce, effuse, enthuse, fall all over, go on about, jabber, make a to-do over, overstate, prate, prattle, rave |
| Antonyms: | be quiet |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be very enthusiastic |
| Synonyms: | be delighted, be excited, be mad about, be wild about, bubble*, carry on about, cry up, effervesce, enthuse, fall all over, go on about, gush, make a to-do, praise, rhapsodize |
| Antonyms: | denounce, discourage |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | simmer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | boil, smolder |
| Synonyms: | be agitated, be angry, be tense, be uptight, bubble, burn, churn, cook, effervesce, ferment, fizz, fret, fricassee, fume, parboil, rage, seethe, smart, sparkle, stew, stir, warm |
| Antonyms: | freeze |
| Main Entry: | sparkle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | glitter, shine |
| Synonyms: | beam, bubble, coruscate, dance, effervesce, fizz, fizzle, flash, flicker, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glow, scintillate, shimmer, spark, twinkle, wink |
| Antonyms: | darken, dull |
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