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    bubble
    I
    bub‧ble1 /ˈbʌbəl/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1300-1400
     Origin: Probably from the sound of bubbles in liquid

    1. a ball of air or gas in liquid:
        When water boils, bubbles rise to the surface.
        soap bubbles
        She was blowing bubbles in her milk with a straw.
    2. a small amount of air trapped in a solid substance:
        Examine the glass carefully for bubbles.
    3. a bubble of something literary a small amount of a feeling:
        A bubble of anger rose in Pol’s throat.
    4. (also speech bubble) a circle around the words said by someone in a cartoon
    5. the bubble bursts used for saying that a very successful or happy period of time suddenly ends:
        The bubble has finally burst in the mobile phone industry.
    6. burst/prick sb’s bubble to make someone suddenly realize that something is not as good as they thought it was

    II
    bubble2 verb [intransitive]
    1. to produce bubbles:
        Heat the cheese until it bubbles.
        bubble up
        The cola bubbled up when I unscrewed the lid.
    2. to make the sound that water makes when it boils
        bubble away
        The water was bubbling away on the stove.
    3. (also bubble over) to be excited
        bubble with
        Mary was bubbling over with excitement.
    4. (also bubble away/up) if a feeling or activity bubbles, it continues to exist:
        Resentment was still bubbling inside her.
        Speculation that he plans to resign has been bubbling away for months.