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Bubble

noun

1.

A hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide).

2.

A speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control. Synonym: house of cards. "A real estate bubble"

3.

An impracticable and illusory idea.

4.

A dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic.

verb

(past & past part. bubbled; pres. part. bubbling)

1.

Form, produce, or emit bubbles.

2.

Flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise. Synonyms: babble, burble, guggle, gurgle, ripple.

3.

Rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles.

4.

Cause to form bubbles.

5.

Expel gas from the stomach. Synonyms: belch, burp, eruct.

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"Bubble" Quotes from Famous Books

... of a laugh," snorted Mr. Bradby. "When I say laugh, I mean laugh. I don't want you to bubble like that jackass did." He indicated the giggler with one of his ugly-looking revolvers. "Now laugh altogether as if you meant it. One, two, three; ...

— The Lost Valley • J. M. Walsh

... hath drunk of love Will drink forevermore; While ever, the golden rim above, The draught will bubble o'er. Let no fierce storm assail These lovers in their flight, But only a soft and steady gale Pursue them day and night; Nor jutting rock nor whirlpool hollow Can seize them while ...

— The Arctic Queen • Unknown

... him of that. She had said to him that even at the beginning of the journey she had known that she did not love him—she had known but he had not, and even though he had cheated himself with the glittering bubble of an illusion the splendour ...

— The Dark Forest • Hugh Walpole

... required, and add three teaspoonfuls of milk and a pinch of salt to each egg. Beat lightly for three or four minutes. Melt a teaspoonful of butter in a hot pan, and pour on the eggs. They will at once begin to bubble and rise up, and must be kept from sticking to the bottom of the pan with a knife. Cook two or three minutes. If desired, beat finely chopped ham or parsley with the eggs ...

— Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 1, January 1886 • Various

... and there were little dimples near the corners of her mouth. Evidently she was thinking of something pleasant. Her nimble fingers ran around the edge of the upper crust with a fork and scalloped a design. At odd moments she would burst into a little rhapsody of song that appeared to bubble out of her heart. ...

— Steve Yeager • William MacLeod Raine

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