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Meaning of 'bubble' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Bubble [ n.]
- A thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas; as, a soap bubble; bubbles on the surface of a river.
- A small quantity of air or gas within a liquid body; as, bubbles rising in champagne or aerated waters.
- A globule of air, or globular vacuum, in a transparent solid; as, bubbles in window glass, or in a lens.
- A small, hollow, floating bead or globe, formerly used for testing the strength of spirits.
- The globule of air in the spirit tube of a level.
- Anything that wants firmness or solidity; that which is more specious than real; a false show; a cheat or fraud; a delusive scheme; an empty project; a dishonest speculation; as, the South Sea bubble.
- A person deceived by an empty project; a gull.
- To rise in bubbles, as liquids when boiling or agitated; to contain bubbles.
- To run with a gurgling noise, as if forming bubbles; as, a bubbling stream.
- To sing with a gurgling or warbling sound.

Meaning of 'bubble' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . bubble [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control
Example in sentence:
  • a real estate bubble;
  • his proposal was nothing but a house of cards
Meaning (2):
- an impracticable and illusory idea
Example in sentence:
  • he didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble
3 . bubble [ v]
Meaning (3):
- flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
Example in sentence:
  • babbling brooks
Meaning (4):
- cause to form bubbles
Example in sentence:
  • bubble gas through a liquid
Meaning (5):
- rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles
Example in sentence:
  • bubble to the surface
Meaning (6):
- expel gas from the stomach
Example in sentence:
  • Please don't burp at the table
Meaning (7):
- form, produce, or emit bubbles
Example in sentence:
  • The soup was bubbling

Nearby Words:

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