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bubbling

2.2

Having many small rising bits of air, like a fizzy drink

adjective
/ˈbʌb.lɪŋ/

: burbujeante

The bubbling water in the pot indicated that it was ready for the pasta.

And I'm thinking, here I am staring at my own brain in a, in a bubbling fluid.

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Examples

Green lobsters in the bubbling tank by the restaurant door.
Smooth so that it looks like soft bubbling melted cheese.
You can see it bubbling away in there.
OK, No, but it is bubbling and there's a chemical smell to that.
But more importantly, we can see that massive areas of this paint are bubbling up that they have effectively detached from the glass.
The juice was bubbling in the glass as the carbonation created a fizzy foam.
She noticed the bubbling yeast mixture was rising perfectly in the warm kitchen.

Synonyms

bubbly

vsbubbling

24 3.2

Full of small bubbles, like sparkling water

is the ongoing action of producing or showing bubbles

fizzy

vsbubbling

10 1.6

Having many small bubbles that rise in the drink

is the ongoing action of producing or showing bubbles

frothy

vsbubbling

8 3.2

A liquid with many small bubbles and a layer of foam

describes bubbles throughout the liquid rather than only surface foam

foamy

vsbubbling

6 2.2

Covered with many small bubbles, like the top of a cappuccino

is the broader action of producing or being filled with bubbles beyond foam

sparkling

vsbubbling

3 1.7

A drink with small bubbles like Champagne or fizzy water

usually results from fermentation or added carbonation specifically

carbonated

vsbubbling

2 3.4

A drink that has tiny bubbles of gas to make it fizzy

describes the visible action or state of producing or holding bubbles regardless of cause

effervescent

vsbubbling

1 7.3

A liquid that gives off many small bubbles, like soda or champagne

is the ongoing action of producing or showing bubbles

effervescing

vsbubbling

7.4

Full of small bubbles like fizzy water

is a general state of being filled with bubbles rather than the active process

fizzing

vsbubbling

3.5

Making a soft hissing and bubbling sound like soda when opened

is the visible production or presence of bubbles rather than just sound

foaming

vsbubbling

2.9

A liquid with many small bubbles on the surface, like beer

is the general presence or action of bubbles not limited to surface foam

spumy

vsbubbling

9.9

Covered in foam and small bubbles

focuses on bubbles generally rather than foam caused by agitation

Antonyms

flat

797 1.0

Level and even without parts higher or lower

still

2 3.2

Not fizzy and without bubbles

How Bubbly

effervescent

1 7.3

foaming

2.9

bubbling

2.2

fizzy

10 1.6

still

2 3.2

Surface Forms

bubbling positive

Morphology

bubbling = bubble (transparent) = bubble + ing

A straightforward present-participle/adjectival formation meaning 'emitting or full of bubbles', directly derived from the verb 'bubble'.

Etymology

Bubbling comes from the word bubble, which means 'a small ball of air in a liquid', and the ending -ing shows it is doing that action. So something 'bubbling' is literally full of bubbles, like a fountain or a glass of sparkling drink.