soap bubble

noun

: a hollow iridescent globe formed by blowing a film of soapsuds (as from a pipe)

Examples of soap bubble in a Sentence

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Then the musicals disappear, popping like soap bubbles. Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 30 June 2025 The same phenomenon can also be seen at play in the iridescent surfaces or soap bubbles and on butterfly wings. Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025 Use a toothbrush to scrub the extra-dirty spots or a scrub brush to refresh an entire piece of furniture before using a microfiber cloth to remove lingering soap bubbles. Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 24 June 2025 Sigma's defocused highlights show a slight soap bubble effect at the edges, take on a cat's eye shape at f/4, and display a nominal amount of false texture or color. PC Magazine, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for soap bubble

Word History

First Known Use

1639, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of soap bubble was in 1639

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“Soap bubble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soap%20bubble. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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