bubblementn.
/ˈbʌblm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈbəblm(ə)nt/ Now somewhat rare.
Effervescence (literal and figurative); an instance of this.
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the mind > emotion > excitement > [noun]
excitation1393
motiona1398
concitation1534
erectiona1586
fermentationc1660
effervescence1744
effervescency1767
intumescence1775
electricity1796
electrization1798
sensation1807
electrification1835
bubblement1842
excitement1846
suscitation1870
exuberation1889
splash1899
rousedness1915
adrenaline1928
drama1930
the world > matter > gas > gas or air in liquid or effervescence > [noun]
boilingc1384
fervence14..
bubblinga1500
burbling1528
bullitiona1626
ebullition1646
fermentationa1661
intumescence1661
effervescence1685
struggle1741
struggling1764
bubblement1842
bubble1870
creaming1888
hotter1923
1842 Age 10 Apr. 4/2 The puzzled reporters knew not exactly what the confused bubblement was intended to mean.
1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 24 Mar. 1/2 Berlin is in a state of bubblement.
1920 C. Morley Pipefuls 190 The beer must be poured into the beaker before the ginger ale, for so arises a fatter and lustier bubblement of foam.
1985 Amer. Square Dance Jan. 8/1 The school hall was packed with over twenty sets, much to the exuberant bubblement of my post-host-keys.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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