bubble

bub-ble · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A thin sphere of liquid enclosing air or gas.

  2. 2.

    A round pocket of air in a solid or liquid.

  3. 3.

    An economic situation with inflated prices that eventually collapse.

  4. 4.

    A protected or isolated environment.

  5. 5.

    To form or produce bubbles.

  6. 6.

    To flow with a gurgling sound.

  7. 7.

    To be filled with a positive emotion.

Forms

plural: bubbles

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    bubble over — to be unable to contain emotion
  • •
    burst someone's bubble — to destroy someone's illusion
  • •
    bubble up — to rise to the surface

Related words

See also: boil, fizz, foam
Synonyms: blob, globule

Etymology

From Middle English "bobel," probably of imitative origin.