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To be very enthusiastic, or highly excited
She was bubbling over with laughter as she ran into the room.
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bubble over — verb overflow with a certain feeling (Freq. 1) The children bubbled over with joy My boss was bubbling over with anger • Syn: ↑overflow, ↑spill over • Hypernyms: ↑seethe, ↑boil … Useful english dictionary
bubble over — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms bubble over : present tense I/you/we/they bubble over he/she/it bubbles over present participle bubbling over past tense bubbled over past participle bubbled over if a happy or excited feeling bubbles over,… … English dictionary
bubble over — v. (D; intr.) to bubble over with (the children were bubbling over with excitement) … Combinatory dictionary
bubble over — phr verb Bubble over is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑enthusiasm … Collocations dictionary
bubble over — see bubble 6) … English dictionary
ˌbubble ˈover with sth — phrasal verb to be full of a happy or excited feeling … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
bubble — [bub′əl] n. [ME bobel, of echoic orig., as in MDu bubbel] 1. a very thin film of liquid forming a ball around air or gas [soap bubbles] 2. a tiny ball of air or gas in a liquid or solid, as in carbonated water, glass, etc. 3. anything shaped like … English World dictionary
bubble — [[t]bʌ̱b(ə)l[/t]] bubbles, bubbling, bubbled 1) N COUNT Bubbles are small balls of air or gas in a liquid. Ink particles attach themselves to air bubbles and rise to the surface. ...a bubble of gas trapped under the surface. 2) N COUNT A bubble… … English dictionary
bubble — bub|ble1 [ bʌbl ] noun count * 1. ) a ball of air or gas in a liquid: Gas bubbles in any liquid tend to rise to the surface. Heat the milk until bubbles form around the edge of the pan. a ) a ball of air or gas in a substance that has become… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bubble — bub|ble1 [ˈbʌbəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from the sound of bubbles in liquid] 1.) a ball of air or gas in liquid ▪ When water boils, bubbles rise to the surface. ▪ soap bubbles ▪ She was blowing bubbles in her milk with a straw. 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
