bubbling

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noun

The action or motion of something that bubbles.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bubble
nounbubbling (plural bubblings)

plural bubblings

  1. The action or motion of something that bubbles.

    The sound of it was scarce louder than the hiss of the rain, a multitude of soft bubblings and squelchings.

    1908, Frederick Niven, The Lost Cabin Mine

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveemitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation

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bubblyfoamingfoamyfrothyeffervescingspumyeffervescent

adjectivemarked by high spirits or excitement

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effervescentfrothyscintillatingsparklylively
Also see
bubblyeffervescenteffervescingfoamingfoamyfrothyscintillatingsparklyspumy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

blubbing
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APA

bubbling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bubbling

MLA

“bubbling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bubbling. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bubbling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bubbling.

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