Meanings
plural thought bubbles
- A rounded or cloud-shaped outline, usually containing words, representing thought in a cartoon, and typically emanating from the thinker by a path of small circles.
The segment introduces the issue of bycatch: “For every one shrimp caught ten other lives are lost”. The following still photo shows Rossellini-as-human holding a shrimp constructed of art paper, below a thought bubble that reads, “I just lost my appetite”.
2018, Nicole Seymour, Bad Environmentalism, page 76Synonyms: thought balloon
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA rounded or cloud-shaped outline, usually containing words, representing thought in a cartoon, and typically emanating from the thinker by a path of small circles.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 思想泡泡, 思考泡泡
- 思想泡泡 (sīxiǎng pàopào)rounded outline
- 思考泡泡 (sīkǎo pàopào)rounded outline
- 餿主意 /馊主意 (sōuzhǔyì)ill-conceived idea
Finnish ajatuskupla, huono ajatus
- ajatuskuplarounded outline
- huono ajatusill-conceived idea
German Gedankenblase
- Gedankenblaserounded outline
Māori poihau whakaaro
- poihau whakaarorounded outline
Polish chmurka, dymek
- chmurkarounded outline
- dymekrounded outline
- zły pomysłill-conceived idea
Portuguese balão de pensamento
- balão de pensamentorounded outline
Swedish tankebubbla
- tankebubblarounded outline
Cite this entry
thought bubble. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thought%20bubble
“thought bubble.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thought%20bubble. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thought bubble,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thought%20bubble.
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