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bubble

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1. bubble - Noun

2. bubble - Verb

Meaning

A thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas; as, a soap bubble; bubbles on the surface of a river.

A small quantity of air or gas within a liquid body; as, bubbles rising in champagne or aerated waters.

A globule of air, or globular vacuum, in a transparent solid; as, bubbles in window glass, or in a lens.

A small, hollow, floating bead or globe, formerly used for testing the strength of spirits.

The globule of air in the spirit tube of a level.

Anything that wants firmness or solidity; that which is more specious than real; a false show; a cheat or fraud; a delusive scheme; an empty project; a dishonest speculation; as, the South Sea bubble.

A person deceived by an empty project; a gull.

To rise in bubbles, as liquids when boiling or agitated; to contain bubbles.

To run with a gurgling noise, as if forming bubbles; as, a bubbling stream.

To sing with a gurgling or warbling sound.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig. Marcus Aurelius

The world's a bubble and the life of man Less than a span. Francis Bacon

Like the dew on the mountain, Like the foam on the river, Like the bubble on the fountain, Thou art gone, and for ever. Walter Scott

Man is like a bubble of water on the ocean. Hindi Proverb

An inflated idea can burst the bubble of your happiness. Myanmar Proverb

Wait till you trough put, then bubble in it. Bajan Proverb

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