bubble

/bˈʌbəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
2. a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control
   “his proposal was nothing but a house of cards”
3. an impracticable and illusory idea
   “he didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble”
4. a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic

verb

1. form, produce, or emit bubbles
   “The soup was bubbling”
2. flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
   “babbling brooks”
3. rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles
   “bubble to the surface”
4. cause to form bubbles
   “bubble gas through a liquid”
5. expel gas from the stomach
   “Please don't burp at the table”

Synonyms for bubble

• house of cards
• ripple
• babble
• guggle
• burble
• gurgle
• burp
• belch
• eruct

Words that rhyme with bubble

• double
• trouble
• redouble
• stubble
• ineradicable
• inextricable
• rubble
• hubbell
• offshorable