Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Full of or producing bubbles.
- adjective Resembling bubbles.
- adjective Full of high spirits; effervescent.
- noun Champagne.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Snotty: as, the bairn has a bubbly nose.
- Full of bubbles: as, “bubbly spume,”
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Abounding in bubbles; bubbling.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Full of
bubbles . - adjective informal
Cheerful ,lively . - adjective Having the characteristics of
bubbles . - adjective economics Having the characteristics of
economic bubbles . - noun informal
Champagne .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there
- adjective emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
- adjective full of or showing high spirits
Etymologies
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Examples
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HARRISONBURG - As family, friends and former teachers mourn the loss of what they describe as a bubbly, fun-loving 17-year-old girl, a group of Turner Ashby High School students are pulling together to help in a time of need.
Daily News-Record 2009
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HARRISONBURG - As family, friends and former teachers mourn the loss of what they describe as a bubbly, fun-loving 17-year-old girl, a group of Turner Ashby High School students are pulling together to help in a time of need.
Daily News-Record 2009
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HARRISONBURG - As family, friends and former teachers mourn the loss of what they describe as a bubbly, fun-loving 17-year-old girl, a group of Turner Ashby High School students are pulling together to help in a time of need.
Daily News-Record 2009
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In her neighborhood, India was known as a bubbly child who appeared to be in good health and well cared for.
Man Charged With Murder Of 3-Year-Old Tamer El-Ghobashy 2011
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Any reason to open a bottle of bubbly is just fine with me!
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One of them even contained a picture of a woman with red hair covered in bubbly, magical looking water.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Do Authors Choose their Covers? 2010
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Bright and impressively flavorful from the first refreshing sip, this affordable bubbly is made with 60% pinot noir and 40% chardonnay by
WTN: Lieb Family Cellars 2004 Bridge Lane Bubbly (North Fork of Long Island) 2008
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Bright and impressively flavorful from the first refreshing sip, this affordable bubbly is made with 60% pinot noir and 40% chardonnay by
LENNDEVOURS: 2008
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“Hair of the dog,” I mutter under my breath as a generous flute of bubbly is put into my reluctant hand.
calling in favours 2007
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“Hair of the dog,” I mutter under my breath as a generous flute of bubbly is put into my reluctant hand.
cake 2007
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