What does bubble mean?
Definitions for bubble
ˈbʌb əlbub·ble
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word bubble.
Princeton's WordNet
bubblenoun
a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
house of cards, bubblenoun
a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control
"his proposal was nothing but a house of cards"; "a real estate bubble"
bubblenoun
an impracticable and illusory idea
"he didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble"
bubbleverb
a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic
bubbleverb
form, produce, or emit bubbles
"The soup was bubbling"
ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgleverb
flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
"babbling brooks"
bubbleverb
rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles
"bubble to the surface"
bubbleverb
cause to form bubbles
"bubble gas through a liquid"
burp, bubble, belch, eructverb
expel gas from the stomach
"In China it is polite to burp at the table"
Wiktionary
bubblenoun
A spherically contained volume of air, especially one made from soapy liquid.
bubblenoun
A small spherical cavity in a solid material.
bubblenoun
Anything resembling a hollow sphere.
bubblenoun
A period of intense speculation in a market, causing prices to rise quickly to irrational levels as the metaphorical bubble expands, and then fall even more quickly as the bubble bursts.
bubblenoun
Someone who has been 'bubbled' or fooled; a dupe.
bubblenoun
a feverish upwelling
bubblenoun
a feverish surge of speculation in a financial market, usually followed by a market crash (eg the w:South Sea Bubble).
bubblenoun
a Greek (also: bubble and squeak)
bubbleverb
To produce bubbles, to rise up in bubbles (such in foods cooking).
bubbleverb
To cheat, delude.
bubbleverb
To cry, weep.
Etymology: Partly imitative, also influenced by burble.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
BUBBLEnoun
Etymology: bobbel, Dutch.
Bubbles are in the form of a hemisphere; air within, and a little skin of water without: and it seemeth somewhat strange, that the air should rise so swiftly, while it is in the water, and, when it cometh to the top, should be stayed by so weak a cover as that of the bubble is. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 24.
The colours of bubbles, with which children play, are various, and change their situation variously, without any respect to confine or shadow. Isaac Newton, Opticks.
The earl of Lincoln was induced to participate, not lightly upon the strength of the proceedings there, which was but a bubble, but upon letters from the lady Margaret. Francis Bacon.
Then a soldier,
Seeking the bubble, reputation,
Even in the cannon’s mouth. William Shakespeare, As you like it.War, he sung, is toil and trouble,
Honour but an empty bubble,
Fighting still, and still destroying. Dryden.The nation then too late will find,
Directors promises but wind,
South-sea at best a mighty bubble. Jonathan Swift.Cease, dearest mother, cease to chide;
Gany’s a cheat, and I’m a bubble;
Yet why this great excess of trouble. Matthew Prior.He has been my bubble these twenty years, and, to my certain knowledge, understands no more of his own affairs, than a child in swaddling clothes. John Arbuthnot, Hist. of J. Bull.
To Bubbleverb
To cheat: a cant word.
He tells me, with great passion, that she has bubbled him out of his youth; and that she has drilled him on to five and fifty. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 89.
Charles Mather could not bubble a young beau better with a toy. John Arbuthnot, Hist. of J. Bull.
To Bubbleverb
To rise in bubbles.
Etymology: from the noun.
Alas! a crimson river of warm blood,
Like to a bubbling fountain stirr’d with wind,
Doth rise and fall. William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus.Adder’s fork, and blindworm’s sting,
Lizard’s leg, and owlet’s wing:
For a charm of pow’rful trouble,
Like a hellbroth boil and bubble. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.Still bubble on, and pour forth blood and tears. Dryden.
For thee the bubbling springs appear’d to mourn,
And whispering pines made vows for thy return. Dryden.The same spring suffers at some times a very manifest remission of its heat: at others, as manifest an increase of it; yea, sometimes to that excess, as to make it boil and bubble with extreme heat. John Woodward, Nat. Hist.
Not bubbling fountains to the thirsty swain,
Not show’rs to larks, or sunshine to the bee,
Are half so charming as thy sight to me. Alexander Pope.
ChatGPT
bubble
A bubble is a hollow sphere made of a thin layer of liquid enclosing gas or air. This term could refer to soap bubbles, air bubbles under water or in boiling water, or bubbles formed out of foam or froth. It is also used metaphorically in various fields such as economics and real estate to describe a situation where an asset's prices surge extensively, driven by speculative trading patterns, and often followed by a significant price crash.
Webster Dictionary
Bubblenoun
a thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas; as, a soap bubble; bubbles on the surface of a river
Bubblenoun
a small quantity of air or gas within a liquid body; as, bubbles rising in champagne or aerated waters
Bubblenoun
a globule of air, or globular vacuum, in a transparent solid; as, bubbles in window glass, or in a lens
Bubblenoun
a small, hollow, floating bead or globe, formerly used for testing the strength of spirits
Bubblenoun
the globule of air in the spirit tube of a level
Bubblenoun
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
Bubblenoun
a person deceived by an empty project; a gull
Bubblenoun
to rise in bubbles, as liquids when boiling or agitated; to contain bubbles
Bubblenoun
to run with a gurgling noise, as if forming bubbles; as, a bubbling stream
Bubblenoun
to sing with a gurgling or warbling sound
Wikidata
Bubble
Bubble is a 2005 film directed by Steven Soderbergh. It was shot on high-definition video. It featured some unusual production aspects. In traditional terms, the movie has no script. All lines were improvised according to an outline written by screenwriter Coleman Hough, who previously teamed with Soderbergh on Full Frontal. Bubble was shot and edited by Soderbergh under the pseudonyms Peter Andrews and Mary Ann Bernard. The film uses non-professional actors recruited from the Parkersburg, West Virginia / Belpre, Ohio area, where the film was shot. For example, the lead, Debbie Doebereiner, was found working the drive-through window in a Parkersburg KFC. Bubble was released simultaneously in movie theaters and on the cable/satellite TV network HDNet Movies on January 27, 2006. The DVD was released a few days later on January 31. It was nominated for Best Director for Steven Soderbergh at the 2007 Independent Spirit Awards. Bubble is the first of six films Soderbergh plans to shoot and release in the same manner. The score for the movie was composed by Robert Pollard, who lives in Ohio.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Bubble
bub′l, n. a bladder of water blown out with air: anything empty: a cheating scheme.—adj. unsubstantial, deceptive.—v.i. to rise in bubbles.—v.t. to cheat with bubble schemes:—pr.p. bubb′ling; pa.p. bubb′led.—adj. Bubb′ly.—n. Bubb′ly-jock, a Scotch name for a turkey-cock.—Bubble and squeak, meat and cabbage fried together.—To bubble over, as of a pot boiling, with anger, mirth, &c. [Cf. Sw. bubbla, Dut. bobbel.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
bubble
Another term for spirit-level, used for astronomical instruments.
Rap Dictionary
bubblenoun
To have your (rap) career finally rise to the top. "So give me the microphone first so I can bust like a bubble" -- Snoop Dogg (Ain't Nuthin But A G Thang). This is actually a metaphor, not a known word for this.
bubblenoun
Ass. "Beautiful bubbles" wen a G grinds her booty pon a youthz buddy...seen
bubbleverb
sell drugs.i push to
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bubble in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bubble in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of bubble in a Sentence
Hundreds of billions of dollars were spent in new oil, natural gas, iron ore, coal and many other commodities in the expectation that China would continue to grow insatiably forever, that's changed, so many of the investments made by governments and companies now look really bad, and that's hitting economies and company stocks hard ... It's been a huge bubble, a massive misallocation of capital which now has to be wound down.
What an about-face from all of the gloom and doom from yesterday, the U.S. is in a bubble compared to the rest of the world, in a break from COVID. How long that’s going to last we don’t know.
It’s been tough. We’ve all got to do our part to keep our bubble tight, but we’re going to love to get the kids into our arms again.
As the pandemic started, I started to see the fear bubble up on my social media feeds and from friends, i wanted to turn from this environment of fear to an opportunity for us to create connection, community and strengthen the bonds of love between us.
The bubble machine is fantastic as all the movement and new shapes and colors really stimulate these guys, they have a great time chasing them around, things have had to change a little bit during lockdown, the animals routines has changed a little bit on a daily basis and weve had to cut out some of the experiences and things they would receive throughout the day.
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- belAfrikaans
- አረፋAmharic
- bambollaAragonese
- فقاعةArabic
- pukulliAymara
- köpükAzerbaijani
- ҡыуыҡBashkir
- бурбалка, пузырBelarusian
- клокоча, мехурче, кипя, мехурBulgarian
- বুদ্বুদBengali
- lagadennBreton
- bombollaCatalan, Valencian
- bollaCorsican
- bublinaCzech
- byrlymu, yswigen, bwrlwmWelsh
- bobleDanish
- Blase, blubbernGerman
- ބޮކިDivehi
- φούσκα, φυσαλίδα, χοχλάζωGreek
- bobeloEsperanto
- pompa, burbuja, burbujearSpanish
- mullEstonian
- burbuilaBasque
- حبابPersian
- kupla, kuplia, poreilla, poristaFinnish
- bløðraFaroese
- bulle, trou, bouillonnerFrench
- boilgeogIrish
- builgean, builgScottish Gaelic
- burbullaGalician
- બબલ, છેતરપિંડીGujarati
- kumfaHausa
- בועהHebrew
- बुल्लाHindi
- buborék, buborékol, bugyborékolHungarian
- պղպջակArmenian
- bullaInterlingua
- buihIndonesian
- bulInterlingue
- ebuliar, bulo, ebulieskarIdo
- kúlaIcelandic
- bollaItalian
- バブル, 泡, 泡立つJapanese
- ბუშტიGeorgian
- көбікKazakh
- បែកពពុះ, ពងទឹកKhmer
- ಮರಳುKannada
- 거품, 부글거리다Korean
- بڵق, بڵق کردن, بڵقهبڵق کردنKurdish
- көбүкKyrgyz
- bullaLatin
- BlosLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ຟອງLao
- burbulasLithuanian
- burbulisLatvian
- mirumiruMāori
- меур, меурчеMacedonian
- കുമിളMalayalam
- बुडबुडाMarathi
- buihMalay
- ပူဖောင်းBurmese
- बबलNepali
- belDutch
- bublaNorwegian
- nthibwinthibwiChichewa, Chewa, Nyanja
- botiòlaOccitan
- ବୁଦ୍ ବୁଦ୍Oriya
- къуыпсы, таппузOssetian, Ossetic
- ਬੁਲਬੁਲਾPanjabi, Punjabi
- bańkaPolish
- حبابPashto, Pushto
- bolha, borbulharPortuguese
- scufla, vaschiaRomansh
- ku-zīkuruka, gu-seburaKirundi
- bulă, balon, bășicăRomanian
- пузырёк, пузырьRussian
- bùllaSardinian
- بدبدوSindhi
- mehùrić, мјеху̀рић, меху̀рић, mjehùrićSerbo-Croatian
- බුබුළුSinhala, Sinhalese
- bublinaSlovak
- mehurčekSlovene
- xumboSomali
- flluskë, flluckaAlbanian
- bubbla, såpbubblorSwedish
- குமிழிTamil
- బుడగ, బుడ్డTelugu
- ฟองThai
- köpürjikTurkmen
- bula, kuloTagalog
- köpükTurkish
- ماغزاپUyghur, Uighur
- міхур, пузирUkrainian
- بلاUrdu
- pufakUzbek
- bong bóngVietnamese
- bulilVolapük
- bouyeWalloon
- בלאָזYiddish
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