Meaning & Definition of Bubble in English
English⟶
Bubble
/bəbəl/
noun
1. A hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
synonym:
- bubble
2. A speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control
- "His proposal was nothing but a house of cards"
- "A real estate bubble"
synonym:
- house of cards,
- bubble
3. An impracticable and illusory idea
- "He didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble"
synonym:
- bubble
4. A dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic
synonym:
- bubble
verb
1. Form, produce, or emit bubbles
- "The soup was bubbling"
synonym:
- bubble
2. Flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
- "Babbling brooks"
synonym:
- ripple,
- babble,
- guggle,
- burble,
- bubble,
- gurgle
3. Rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles
- "Bubble to the surface"
synonym:
- bubble
4. Cause to form bubbles
- "Bubble gas through a liquid"
synonym:
- bubble
5. Expel gas from the stomach
- "In china it is polite to burp at the table"
synonym:
- burp,
- bubble,
- belch,
- eruct
Examples of using
Tom is chewing bubble gum.
The bubble burst in the air.