bubble

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 a ball of air or gas in a liquid, or a ball of air inside a solid substance such as glass: champagne bubbles * a bubble of oxygen * blowing bubbles into water through a straw 2 a round ball of liquid, containing air, produced by soap and water: The children like to have bubbles in their bath. 3 a small amount of a feeling that sb wants to express: a bubble of laughter / hope / enthusiasm seealsoSPEECHBUBBLE IDIOMS the bubble bursts there is a sudden end to a good or lucky situation: When the bubble finally burst, hundreds of people lost their jobs. * The optimistic bubble has now burst and economists agree the recession will continue. moreatBURSTv. verb [V] 1 to form bubbles: The water in the pan was beginning to bubble. * Add the white wine and let it bubble up. * Cook until the cheese is golden and bubbling. 2 [usually +adv./prep.] to make a bubbling sound, especially when moving in the direction mentioned: I could hear the soup bubbling away. * A stream came bubbling between the stones. * Mike's laugh bubbled down the line. 3 ~ (over) with sth to be full of a particular feeling: She was bubbling over with excitement. 4 [+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