[bub.ble] n, often attrib [ME bobel] (14c) 1: a small globule typically hollow and light: as a: a small body of gas within a liquid b: a thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas c: a globule in a transparent solid d: something (as a plastic or inflatable structure) that is hemispherical or semicylindrical
2. a: something that lacks firmness, solidity, or reality b: a delusive scheme
3: a sound like that of bubbling
4: magnetic bubble
[2]bubble vb bub.bled ; bub.bling vi (15c) 1 a: to form or produce bubbles b: to rise in or as if in bubbles--usu. used with up
2: to flow with a gurgling sound "a brook bubbling over rocks" 3 a: to become lively or effervescent "bubbling with good humor" b: to speak in a lively and fluent manner ~ vt 1: to utter (as words) effervescently
2: to cause to bubble