bubbly
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
bubbly (comparative bubblier, superlative bubbliest)
- Full of bubbles.
- Whip the egg white into a bubbly froth.
- (informal) Cheerful, lively.
- Having the characteristics of bubbles.
- The architecture of the conservatory was bubbly.
- (economics) Having the characteristics of economic bubbles.
- 2011 July 2, Iana Dreyer, “China’s coming era of slower growth: Are western economies prepared?”, in East Asia Forum[1]:
- China’s economy is too bubbly and will soon slow down.
Synonyms edit
- (full of bubbles): bubbly, fizzy, sparkling; see also Thesaurus:effervescent
Translations edit
cheerful, lively
having the characteristics of bubbles
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ready to burst
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Noun edit
bubbly (countable and uncountable, plural bubblies)
- (informal) Champagne.
- Synonyms: bub, bubbles, champers, fizz, shampoo
- We're getting married–this calls for a bottle of bubbly!
- 2007, L. A. Banks, The Cursed, St. Martin's Griffin, →ISBN:
- “ […] Maybe some bubbly for the ladies, since we just bought the house of life, and break camp . . . since they are very appreciative that things got wrapped up so fast.”
Translations edit
term for champagne which is derived from its bubbles
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See also edit
Further reading edit
- “bubbly”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.