bubble
/ˈbʌbəl/noun, verb2 syllables
Bubble means: flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise.
Synonyms for bubble15
noun, as in a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control
verb, as in flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
verb, as in expel gas from the stomach
What does bubble mean?9
verb
flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise“babbling brooks”
expel gas from the stomach“Please don't burp at the table”
form, produce, or emit bubbles“The soup was bubbling”
rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles“bubble to the surface”
cause to form bubbles“bubble gas through a liquid”
noun
a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control“his proposal was nothing but a house of cards”
a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
an impracticable and illusory idea“he didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble”
a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Bubble in a sentence
- During the bubble, people dreamed of a life of leisure.sacredceltic
- Happiness rises like a bubble, but soon bursts and falls.AlanF_US
- They were happy at first, but then the bubble burst.shekitten
- Sorry to burst your bubble, but you're not fair.Amastan
- During the bubble, people dreamt of a life of leisure.sacredceltic
- Surrounded by burning candles, she dips herself into a bubble bath.AlanF_US
- Their love story was like a soap bubble, brilliant and fragile.Eccles17
- A drop, falling into water, makes a bubble; many bubbles make froth.jimkillock
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of bubble
as a noun
- plural
- bubbles
as a verb
- past tense
- bubbled
- present participle
- bubbling
- third-person singular
- bubbles
- past participle
- bubbled