bubble

verb

Definition of bubblenext
as in to splash
to flow in a broken irregular stream the soapy water bubbled down the drain

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Recent Examples of bubble The tea leaves are placed in bubbling jacuzzis four times over, ridding them of any impurities, albeit minimal given that the farm is organic and so large that there is no pesticide drift from neighboring farms. — Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Loosening Rusty Bolts Use club soda's carbonation to help bubble away the rust on bolts. — Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 7 July 2026 Akin to those same emotions that bubbled up inside White upon re-signing. — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026 But first, let’s focus on a rivalry that’s been bubbling away for a couple of seasons now. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bubble
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bubble
  1. splash
  2. wash
  3. ripple
  4. drip
  5. trickle
Verb
  • Adidas reportedly spent $67 million on its hero film, Backyard Legends, while Nike also splashed heavily on talent — Kim Kardashian, Kylian Mbappé, Central Cee, and LeBron James, among others — for its competing short, Rip the Script.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 16 July 2026
  • While the Super Heavy booster will splash down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Boca Chica, the Ship upper stage will follow a suborbital trajectory for a target splashdown in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Western Australia.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of splash
Verb
  • Some physicians recommend washing your mouth out after use by gargling and rinsing your mouth with water.
    — Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • The optimal times to use hair oil are before washing your hair or after a blow-dry.
    — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 5 July 2026
Definition of wash
Verb
  • Shockwaves rippled through film circles after news reports that Letterboxd soon could be snapped up by a corporate buyer.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 July 2026
  • Missile and drone attacks rippled across Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Oman and inside Iran.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of ripple
Verb
  • This forces any excess oil to drip onto the pieces of cardboard where the track touches the concrete.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
  • The result is an urgent, propulsive song with a raw spirit and some of Pop’s most super-charged writing with deceptively simple lyrics about love and war, dripping with desperation.
    — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
Definition of drip
Verb
  • Ever since, municipal leaders, including in Ada County, have griped about how state actions have trickled down to local governments.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2026
  • The opportunity eventually trickled down to include Miami SCORES, which selected six of the schools that host its free after-school program.
    — Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
Definition of trickle

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