Main Entry:

²bubble

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

bub·bled; bub·bling \ˈbə-b(ə-)liŋ\

Date:

15th century

intransitive verb1 a: to form or produce bubbles b: to rise in or as if in bubbles —usually used with up2: to flow with a gurgling sound <a brook bubbling over rocks>3 a: to become lively or effervescent <bubbling with good humor> b: to speak in a lively and fluent mannertransitive verb1: to utter (as words) effervescently2: to cause to bubble