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- pronunciation:
- buh
b
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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
A bubble is an amount of air or other gas that takes a round shape and is surrounded by a lot of liquid or something solid. When water gets very hot in a pan on the stove, it will begin to make bubbles.
If you blow air out of your nose when you are under water, you will make bubbles.- similar words:
- bead
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| definition 2: |
A bubble is a small round ball of air or other gas that is held together by a very thin wall of liquid all around it. This kind of bubble is surrounded by air.
I watched some of the soap bubbles from my bath fly into the air.Anthony blew a big, pink bubble with his chewing gum.
- similar words:
- foam
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
bubbles, bubbling, bubbled |
| definition: |
When a liquid bubbles, it makes bubbles inside it.
The soup is bubbling, so it's hot enough to take off the stove now.- similar words:
- boil, sparkle
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