HUBBLE-BUBBLE


Meaning of HUBBLE-BUBBLE in English

/hub"euhl bub'euhl/ , n.

1. a simple form of the hookah, in which the smoke passes through water, causing a bubbling sound.

2. a bubbling sound.

3. an uproar; turmoil.

[ 1625-35; rhyming compound based on BUBBLE ]

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