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bubbly

bubbly

13 3.2
Full of small bubbles, like sparkling water
  • adjective
  • /ˈbʌbli/
: con gas
  • She poured a glass of bubbly to celebrate the special occasion.
  • bubbly water
  • stir until bubbly
  • Cook until bubbly

I have those decayed and and bubbly rusty textures.

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Examples

  • The soda was so bubbly that it fizzed out of the glass when I opened it.

  • The sparkling wine was truly bubbly and refreshing on a hot day.

  • Check after 1-2 minutes, and once the cheese is golden and bubbly on top, remove it.

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  • The beer is cold and bubbly but not sweet, like soda.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Bake for 45 minutes or until golden and bubbly and the potatoes are tender.

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  • While many of the celebrants were still on their second glasses of bubbly, fresh cheers rang out.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Uncover and bake until the cheese is bubbly and golden brown, 10-15 minutes.

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Synonyms

sparkling
vsbubbly
36 1.7

A drink with small bubbles like Champagne or fizzy water

is mainly about many bubbles caused by carbonation or fermentation
foamy
vsbubbly
9 2.2

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

refers to many bubbles throughout or produced by carbonation rather than surface foam
fizzy
vsbubbly
9 1.6

Having many small bubbles that rise in the drink

focuses on many bubbles especially from carbonation or fermentation
frothy
vsbubbly
8 3.2

A liquid with many small bubbles and a layer of foam

indicates many bubbles in general rather than just a light surface foam
carbonated
vsbubbly
7 3.4

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

is about containing or producing many bubbles especially from carbonation or fermentation
bubbling
vsbubbly
7 2.2

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

is about containing or producing many bubbles from carbonation or fermentation
foaming
vsbubbly
4 2.9

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

describes having bubbles overall rather than mainly foam on the surface
fizzing
vsbubbly
1 3.5

Making a soft hissing and bubbling sound like soda when opened

is about visual or physical presence of many bubbles rather than just sound
effervescent
vsbubbly
1 7.3

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

is the broader term for many bubbles caused by carbonation or fermentation
spumy
vsbubbly
1 9.9

Covered in foam and small bubbles

means many bubbles from carbonation or agitation rather than coarse surface foam
effervescing
vsbubbly
1 7.4

Full of small bubbles like fizzy water

describes the same bubble presence rather than the active process

Antonyms

248 4.4

Not lively and often weak in taste or sound

Compounds

A person who is cheerful, lively, and outgoing

1 9.3

A water pipe used to smoke flavored tobacco through water

How Bubbly

effervescent
1 7.3
foaming
4 2.9
bubbly
13 3.2
fizzy
9 1.6
still
1 3.2

Surface Forms

bubbly positive
bubblier comparative
bubblest superlative

Morphology

bubbly = bubble (transparent) = bubble + y

Standard adjectival formation: 'bubble' + '-y' straightforwardly yields 'containing or producing bubbles'.

Etymology

Bubbly comes from the word bubble plus the ending -y, where a bubble is a small pocket of air in a liquid. So bubbly describes drinks that are 'full of bubbles', which is why we use it for sparkling or fizzy drinks.