1. a small globule typically hollow and light: such as
2. a small body of gas within a liquid
3. a thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas
4. a globule in a transparent solid
5. something (such as a plastic or inflatable structure) that is hemispherical or semicylindrical
6. something that lacks firmness, solidity, or reality
7. a delusive scheme
8. a sound like that of bubbling
9. magnetic bubble
10. a state of booming economic activity (as in a stock market) that often ends in a sudden collapse
11. the condition of being at risk of exclusion or replacement (as from a tournament) —usually used in the phrase on the bubble
teams still on the bubble for the playoffs
12. an enclosed or isolated sphere of experience or activity in which the like-minded members of a homogeneous community support and reinforce their shared opinions
the liberal/conservative bubble Countless people … complain that Facebook employees are increasingly living in a bubble.
— Nick Bilton
13. to cause someone to suddenly realize that something believed, trusted, or admired is not really true, good, etc.
I hate to burst your bubble high school seniors, but, for most of you, the dreaded cafeteria food isn't going to get any better.
— Sarah Tarr
14. to form or produce bubbles
15. to rise in or as if in bubbles —usually used with up
16. to flow with a gurgling sound
a brook bubbling over rocks
17. to become lively or effervescent
bubbling with good humor
18. to speak in a lively and fluent manner
19. to utter (something) effervescently
20. to cause to bubble
21. a tiny, round ball of air or gas inside a liquid
22. a small ball of air in a solid substance
23. a very light ball of air inside a thin layer of soap
24. to flow with the quiet sound of water moving over rocks
25. to be very happy and excited
26. a tiny round body of air or gas in a liquid
bubbles in boiling water
27. a round body of air within a solid
a bubble in glass
28. a thin film of liquid filled with air or gas
soap bubbles
29. to flow with a gurgle
The brook bubbles over rocks.