bubble
/ˈbʌbəl/
verb
- To form or rise in bubbles, as in a liquid.
- The water began to bubble as it heated up on the stove.
- Champagne bubbles when you pour it into a glass.
- Mud bubbled up from the ground near the hot spring.
- To be filled with a lively or excited feeling.
- He bubbled over with joy when he heard the news.
- The children bubbled with laughter during the game.
- She was bubbling with excitement about her new job.
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noun
- A thin sphere of liquid enclosing air or gas, often seen in soapy water or boiling liquids.
- A bubble rose to the surface of the boiling soup.
- The children blew bubbles in the park on a sunny afternoon.
- She watched the bubble float gently upward before it popped.
- A situation in which something (like prices or popularity) rises quickly and unsustainably, often leading to a sudden collapse.
- The housing bubble burst in 2008, causing a financial crisis.
- Many people lost money when the cryptocurrency bubble popped.
- Investors worried that the tech stock market was in a bubble.
- A protective or isolated environment or state, often social or emotional.
- During the pandemic, many families formed a social bubble with close friends.
- She lived in a bubble, unaware of the problems around her.
- The small town felt like a safe bubble away from the busy city.