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verb
To emit small bubbles of dissolved gas; to froth or fizz.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To escape from solution in a liquid in the form of bubbles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
To show high spirits.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, intransitive
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verb
become bubbly or frothy or foaming
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: foam, froth, fizz, sparkle, form bubbles
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bubble
Narrower terms: lather, seethe
History
From Latin effervescere (“to boil up”). By surface analysis, ef- + Latin ferv- + -esce.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
