bubble
• noun 1 a thin sphere of liquid enclosing air or another gas. 2 an air- or gas-filled spherical cavity in a liquid or a solidified liquid such as glass. 3 a transparent domed cover. • verb 1 (of a liquid) be agitated by rising bubbles of air or gas. 2 (bubble with) be filled with (an irrepressible positive feeling). 3 (bubble up) (of a feeling) intensify to the point of being expressed. — ORIGIN partly imitative, partly an alteration of BURBLE.
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