bubble
verb/ˈbʌbl/
/ˈbʌbl/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they bubble | /ˈbʌbl/ /ˈbʌbl/ |
| he / she / it bubbles | /ˈbʌblz/ /ˈbʌblz/ |
| past simple bubbled | /ˈbʌbld/ /ˈbʌbld/ |
| past participle bubbled | /ˈbʌbld/ /ˈbʌbld/ |
| -ing form bubbling | /ˈbʌblɪŋ/ /ˈbʌblɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to form bubbles
- The water in the pan was beginning to bubble.
- Cook until the cheese is golden and bubbling.
- bubble up Add the white wine and let it bubble up.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- furiously
- away
- up
- …
- [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to make a bubbling sound
- I could hear the soup bubbling away.
- A stream came bubbling between the stones.
- The water in the saucepan was bubbling furiously.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- furiously
- away
- up
- …
- [intransitive] bubble (over) with something to be full of a particular feeling
- She was bubbling over with excitement.
- The business was still small but I was bubbling with ideas.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- to the surface
- over
- up
- …
- inside
- with
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. (of a feeling) to be felt strongly by a person; to be present in a situation
- Laughter bubbled up inside him.
- the anger that bubbled beneath the surface
- The meeting reignited passions that had been bubbling away underneath.
- Match-rigging is still bubbling away in the background.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- to the surface
- over
- up
- …
- inside
- with
Word OriginMiddle English: partly imitative, partly an alteration of burble.
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