to bubble
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2.0
- verb
- /ˈbʌbəl/
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borbotear
- OK, it's sure bubbling, but it doesn't look like it's cooking.
Please watch carefully as my lime water, as it bubbles, it starts to turn Milky.
- Please watch carefully as my lime water, as it bubbles, it starts to turn Milky.
- Inside these tanks, bubbling human sewage.
- You know, they bubble away under the surface for for a while.
- Kind like spit on a light bulb to watch it bubble for fun.
Examples
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The water began to bubble as it heated on the stove.
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The walls were covered with reed matting, and a noxious-smelling cauldron bubbled in the fireplace.
Fiction book (1994) -
You know, they bubble away under the surface for for a while.
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Let that sit and boil and bubble in a pan.
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The water all around him started bubbling up, and then we saw it.
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It's the air locks bubbling through, you see.
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Methane gas bubbles up through the water in the pool.
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Lily's heart felt light, and a smile bubbled up to her face.
Fiction book (1994) -
The soup, which had been bubbling on the hearth all day, soothed him.
Fiction book (1994) -
The water churned and steamed in the dark; mud bubbled and snorted.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
27
3.7
To make a bubbling sound like water moving in a bottle
19
3.7
To move up in bubbles or appear suddenly
5
7.5
To make a soft low sound like water moving over stones
2
4.2
Make a soft bubbling sound as water moves over stones
1
6.7
To make a short, soft popping sound in a liquid
1
9.9
To make a soft bubbling sound when liquid moves or someone pours it
1
2.9
Make small round pockets of air inside or on a liquid
To flow quietly and make a soft, pleasant sound like a small stream
To make small bubbles and light splashes in water
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
1
1.0
To make a small round pocket of air in soapy water by puffing with your mouth
- Informal
1
2.7
Burst the small air bubbles in plastic wrap for fun or to feel calm
Compounds
7
1.7
A soft plastic sheet with many small air bubbles that stops fragile things from breaking when you pack them
1
7.3
A British dish made by frying leftover cabbage and potatoes, often served with eggs or bacon
- Archaic
1
7.8
A tank of very hot liquid where tiny bubbles show the paths of invisible particles
- US
1
3.0
A clear plastic cover with small bubbles that holds a product on a piece of cardboard
- Specialized
A skin rash around the lips after chewing bubble gum with artificial colors or flavors
- Archaic
A printer that uses heat to make tiny ink bubbles and prints them on paper
- Archaic
A device that stores information as tiny magnetic areas on a thin layer, used in older computers
- Literature
A group of politicians and journalists cut off from ordinary people and their problems
How Bubbly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bubble comes from the little sound bub- or 'bub' that copies soft water noises, which is why we say a stream 'bubbles' when it flows with a quiet gurgle.