bubblingn.

Brit.

/ˈbʌbl̩ɪŋ/,

/ˈbʌblɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbəblɪŋ/

Forms: see bubble v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bubble v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < bubble v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier bubble n.

†1. A rumbling or booming sound. Cf. bubble v. 1a. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [noun] > roll or rumble

humblingc1384

bubblinga1398

hurlinga1398

grolling1398

rumblec1405

rumblingc1405

rolling1535

blumbering1556

roll1602

rumblement1604

grumblinga1616

lumbering1621

volutation1640

lumber1752

growlery1830

growl1833

growling1834

grumble1899

strumble1938

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. xi. xv. 594 And whanne þat fuyre is iqueynt in wattry cloudes þe bobelynge and crackes of þat quenchinge is iclepid þondir.

a. The action or process of forming bubbles, or of rising in bubbles; an instance of this; (concrete) †a bubble (obsolete). Also figurative (cf. bubble v. 3).

ΘΚΠ

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

a1500 (c1477) T. Norton Ordinal of Alchemy (BL Add.) (1975) l. 1270 Remembre that watire wil bubbil & boylle, But buttir shulde sympire, & also oyle, And so with longe leysere waste, And not with bubbilyng made in haste.

1548 W. Thomas Ital. Gram. & Dict. (1567) Tocco, the boblyng of a rennyng water, whan it retourneth from the fall out of a deepe hole.

1630 Bp. J. Hall Occas. Medit. §xlvii After some short noyse, and smoake, and bubbling, the mettall is quiet.

1662 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 3rd Pt. 314 Arm us against..bublings of our own vain hearts.

1674 tr. Abu Bakr Ibn A Tufail Acct. Oriental Philos. 21 A certain Clay doth ferment..the matter being agitate bells (or bublings) rose up, as use to be in the bubling of water, because of the great clamminess of it.

1710 S. Palmer Moral Ess. Prov. 237 Correct..the bubblings of our native pride.

1767 Poet. Wks. of William Meston (ed. 6) 82 Bedaub'd with soot, and snush and bubblings [1737 bibblings].

1881 C. Wylie Iron Founding 64 A violent bubbling takes place in the flow-gates.

1901 R. L. Bowles in Lancet 6 July 1/1 Mucous stertor is a term which may be given to the bubbling of air through mucus or fluids in the trachea or larger air-tubes.

1951 J. H. Giles Miss Willie i. 14 She felt the bubbling of excitement that seeing him at a distance always brought to her throat.

2010 Econ. & Polit. Weekly 7 Aug. 73/1 The long slow bubbling of the broth and the precise addition of spices and meats.

b. The emission of sounds due to the formation and bursting of bubbles. Also: the making of a sound resembling that made by bubbles in boiling liquid, running water, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of water > [noun] > bubbling or gurgling

bubbling1598

guggling1668

hubble-bubble1735

gurgle1757

gurgling1814

guggle1821

ingurgitation1851

gollop1912

1598 L. A. tr. M. Martínez Seuenth Bk. Myrrour of Knighthood i. sig. B^v The kinde welcome of the chirping byrdes, whose cheerefull notes according with the soft bubbling of the running streames of litle Riuerets.

1615 P. Gordon Famous Hist. Bruce iii. sig. Eiiii The leav's with muttring made a murmor oft That with the bubling of the streame below Had Rock'd my senses in a slumber soft.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones III. ix. v. 349 The coarse Bubbling of some bottled Ale, which at that Time he was pouring forth.

1828 J. B. Fraser Kuzzilbash I. Introd. 2 Every sound was hushed, but..the occasional bubbling of my hookah, which had just been furnished with another chillum.

1855 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea (1860) xviii. §755. 414 The bubbling made a loud noise..heard for a long time after.

1924 P. G. Wodehouse Bill the Conqueror 61 Mingled noises, ranging from the silver bubbling of a thrush in the shrubbery to the distant contralto of Mrs. Frances Hammond.

2013 C. Ward Mac in City of Light xxvii. 159 The only sound was the bubbling of the pool.

†3. The action or practice of deluding or cheating a person. Cf. bubble v. 5. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [noun] > action or practice of deceiving

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blindfolding?c1225

deceivancec1330

trechettingc1330

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delusionc1420

sophisticationc1450

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illudinga1547

cheateryc1555

cheatingc1555

crossing1592

tricking1595

wiling?a1600

circumventing1603

practice1622

cheat1641

deluding1645

underdealing1649

amusement1658

conveyancing1676

bubbling1700

jockeyshipa1763

overreachinga1774

jockeying1779

beguilement1805

gaggery1819

trickstering1821

Jewing1842

wool-pulling1843

rigging1846

hoodwinking1858

old soldierism1866

old soldiering1867

fiddling1884

gold-bricking1901

wangling1911

finagling1926

hyping1968

1700 Char. Whig 43 In this Cheating Bubling Trade, our Mechanick by his Pump, Screw, and Knavish Arts of Confederacy, has gain'd more Credit than is due to such an Illiterate Ass.

1722 J. Trenchard & T. Gordon in Brit. Jrnl. 8 Dec. 2/2 It has chang'd honest Commerce into Bubbling.

1725 N. Bailey tr. Erasmus All Familiar Colloquies 468 Understand the Art of Borrowing and Bubbling.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

bubblingadj.

Brit.

/ˈbʌbl̩ɪŋ/,

/ˈbʌblɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbəblɪŋ/

Forms: see bubble v. and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bubble v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < bubble v. + -ing suffix².

1. That bubbles, rises in bubbles, sends up bubbles, or makes a bubble-like movement.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > gas > gas or air in liquid or effervescence > [adjective] > bubbling

burblec1430

burblyc1430

burbling1528

blubberingc1540

bubbling1561

bullient1682

the world > matter > gas > gas or air in liquid or effervescence > [adjective] > bubbling > full of or covered with bubbles

bubbling1561

bubbly1568

bolly1582

bubbled1607

blebby1755

bubble-filled1882

1561 B. Googe tr. ‘M. Palingenius’ Zodiake of Life (new ed.) iv. sig. H.viii There a spryng That spouted vp with bubling sandes [L. illimem fontem scatebris gliscentibus]..I found.

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis i. 5 Freshe bubling fountayns [L. aquae dulces].

1640 tr. J. A. Comenius Janua Linguarum Reserata (new ed.) vii. §65 Out of hidden springs gush forth bubling..fountaines.

1660 J. Howell Θηρολογια xi. 142 Ther may be seen there the generall conformative faculty in the seed, wherin will visibly appeer three small bubling conglobations.

1723 H. Rowlands Mona Antiqua Restaurata viii. 73 A Country..full of delicious Groves, pleasant Shades, bubling Springs.

1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 38 The bubbling..urn Throws up a steamy column.

1829 F. Marryat Naval Officer II. i. 15 The tide and the wind formed a bubbling short sea.

1872 ‘M. Twain’ Roughing It lxxiv. 537 Bubbling lava..makes three distinct sounds—a rushing, a hissing, and a coughing or puffing sound.

1933 Pop. Mech. Aug. 173/1 The diverted air stream forms a bubbling cushion that increases the boat's speed and improves its handling when crossing the wake of another craft.

2001 J. D. Doss Grandmother Spider i. 4 She turned down the burner under the bubbling stew.

2. figurative.

a. That arises irrepressibly like bubbles.

ΚΠ

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Astrophel & Stella (1591) 12 Bubling pride doth lie So in my swelling brest, that onely I Faune on my selfe.

1634 S. Rogers Diary 9 Dec. (2004) 9 Crucifie oh lord my bubling pride, unbeleife, deadnes &c.

1670 F. Boothby Marcelia iv. viii. sig. K^v Could bubling Greatness thy ambition swell To such a height, to send thee Post to Hell.

1722 Descr. Bedlam 37 The bubbling Joy boils over in my Heart.

1745 E. Young Complaint: Night the Eighth 38 Most true, a wise Man never will be sad; But neither will sonorous, bubbling Mirth, A shallow Stream of Happiness betray.

1850 Eliza Cook's Jrnl. 22 June 117/2 The bubbling discontent felt by both parties boils over the brim of propriety.

1895 Chambers's Jrnl. 21 Sept. 594/1 This sullen kind of irrepressibility is as true to life as the more bright and bubbling, the more buoyant and gassy.

1933 Broadway Brevities 24 Apr. 15/1 The tomboyish, bright-eyed miss whose bubbling energy..had put her on top of the heap started to shoot downward.

2003 BusinessWeek 4 Aug. 32/1 Even if the U.S. military pulls off a ‘decapitation strategy’, it may not put a quick end to the bubbling unrest in Iraq.

b. Of a person, or his or her personality, nature, etc.: full of or characterized by high spirits; vivacious, bubbly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [adjective]

jollyc1325

kedgec1440

fledge?1461

frisky?a1500

sprightya1522

frisk1528

sprightful1550

quick-spirited1552

lively1567

quick-sprighted1579

alive-like1582

aleger1590

firking1594

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sportive1595

mettled1599

alives-like1601

spirited1601

spirituous1601

mettle1606

great-stomached1607

free-spirited1613

spirity1615

spiritous1628

vivacious1645

rattlingc1650

sportful1650

airy1654

animated1660

racy1671

mettlesome1673

sparklinga1704

raffing?1719

bob1721

vivace1721

alive1748

lifey1793

spunky1831

gilpie1835

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chippy1865

bubblesome1879

colourful1882

sparky1883

bubbly1912

jazzy1917

spritzy1973

sparkly1979

kicking1983

1860 National Rev. Jan. 4 Still it [sc. his nature] is very pleasant, because so bubbling, lively, and sincere.

1871 G. Meredith Adventures Harry Richmond III. xviii. 285 The pleasant narrator..is the happy bubbling fool.

1911 N. Duncan Meas. of Man xvii. 174 A strapping, rosy, bubbling young fellow with a mighty zeal in behalf of a clean world.

1951 J. A. Michener Return to Paradise 186 She was a tonic, a bright, bubbling girl whose very appearance made you feel good.

2014 Daily Oklahoman (Nexis) 26 Oct. His bubbling personality was perfect for television, and he became a celebrity.

c. Of a place, atmosphere, etc.: characterized by activity or excitement; lively.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > brisk or active > full of brisk activity (of times or places)

quickc1395

busy1530

stirring1647

vital1742

lively1764

busyish1851

buzzing1882

mouvementé1888

bubbling1912

1912 Pearson's Mag. May 635/1 He never..tried to maintain the exotic social prestige his original and vigorous father had wrested from bubbling New York.

1962 Observer 6 May 15/5 The..bubbling atmosphere of the smart liberal arts colleges of the East Coast.

1987 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 5 Apr. x. 19/1 The church's slightly standoffish quality gives it just the right patrician distance from the bubbling street life nearby.

2006 ‘G. Fox’ Cinderella Moment ii. 43 It's wonderful, whole place is like a North European souk—bohemian, busy, bubbling, vibrant.

3. That emits sounds due to the formation or bursting of bubbles; (in extended use) that makes sounds resembling in some way those made by bubbles. Also (and in earliest use) designating a sound of this type; gurgling.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of water > [adjective] > bubbling or gurgling

bubbling1589

gurgling1595

giggling1640

guggling1765

garrulous1854

gurgly1894

1589 H. Upchear In Laudem Authoris in R. Greene Menaphon sig. *3 Doo moyst the meades with bubling melodie.

1626 F. Bacon Sylva (1677) §176 Boyling in a full Vessell giveth a bubbling sound, drawing somewhat near to the Cocks used by Children.

1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto II liii. 145 At intervals there gush'd..the bubbling cry Of some strong swimmer in his agony.

1833 T. Carlyle in Fraser's Mag. Aug. 143/2 How then, in the name of wonder, said we, could such a babbling, bubbling Turkey-cock speak ‘with unction’?

1876 O. Sturges Nat. Hist. & Relations Pneumonia iv. 60 Over a portion of the solid lung there will be heard, besides tubular respiration, a bubbling crepitation.

1932 A. M. Lindbergh Let. 22 June in Hour of Gold (1973) 280 The laugh was so clear and distinct—bubbling, spontaneous.

1978 T. Sharpe Throwback (1980) xii. 112 A slight burbling, bubbling sound in the U bend of Mr O'Brain's downstairs toilet.

2016 Sunday Times (Nexis) 8 May 7 The bubbling trill of whimbrel, an egret fishing, shelduck, a spring of teal.

4. Having bubbles or drops on the surface; streaming (esp. with sweat). Now rare.

ΚΠ

1621 F. Quarles Hadassa sig. B21 As when the Harvester, with bubbling brow,..With crooked Sickle now a shock doth sheare.

1635 F. Quarles Emblemes v. viii. 273 Behold thy darling, which thy lustfull care Pampers..; For whom thy bubbling brow So often sweats.

2008 Daily Mirror (Nexis) 2 Sept. 13 There's a fine line between looking hot and having a runny, bubbling face.

†5. That deludes or cheats others. Cf. bubble v. 5. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [adjective]

ficklea1000

hinderyeapc1000

swikelc1000

as right (also stiff, straight, crooked, etc.) as a ram's hornOE

fakenOE

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Ulyssean1639

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slithery1902

hyping1968

deceiteous-

1675 W. Wycherley Country-wife iii. 37 Come, you bubling Rogues you.

Derivatives

ˈbubblingly adv. in a bubbling manner.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > gas > gas or air in liquid or effervescence > [adverb]

bubblingly1611

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Empoulément, swellingly, bubblingly.

1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick cxxiv. 569 The sea was as a crucible of molten gold, that bubblingly leaps with light and heat.

2016 Kirkus Rev. (Nexis) 20 May Little Annemarie learns to make friends, to listen occasionally to her teacher, and to participate in various school activities, bubblingly recounting everything to her parents when she returns home.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	bubbling
释义	bubblingn. Brit. /ˈbʌbl̩ɪŋ/, /ˈbʌblɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbəblɪŋ/ Forms: see bubble v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bubble v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < bubble v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier bubble n. †1. A rumbling or booming sound. Cf. bubble v. 1a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [noun] > roll or rumble humblingc1384 bubblinga1398 hurlinga1398 grolling1398 rumblec1405 rumblingc1405 rolling1535 blumbering1556 roll1602 rumblement1604 grumblinga1616 lumbering1621 volutation1640 lumber1752 growlery1830 growl1833 growling1834 grumble1899 strumble1938 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. xi. xv. 594 And whanne þat fuyre is iqueynt in wattry cloudes þe bobelynge and crackes of þat quenchinge is iclepid þondir. 2. a. The action or process of forming bubbles, or of rising in bubbles; an instance of this; (concrete) †a bubble (obsolete). Also figurative (cf. bubble v. 3). ΘΚΠ 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 a1500 (c1477) T. Norton Ordinal of Alchemy (BL Add.) (1975) l. 1270 Remembre that watire wil bubbil & boylle, But buttir shulde sympire, & also oyle, And so with longe leysere waste, And not with bubbilyng made in haste. 1548 W. Thomas Ital. Gram. & Dict. (1567) Tocco, the boblyng of a rennyng water, whan it retourneth from the fall out of a deepe hole. 1630 Bp. J. Hall Occas. Medit. §xlvii After some short noyse, and smoake, and bubbling, the mettall is quiet. 1662 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 3rd Pt. 314 Arm us against..bublings of our own vain hearts. 1674 tr. Abu Bakr Ibn A Tufail Acct. Oriental Philos. 21 A certain Clay doth ferment..the matter being agitate bells (or bublings) rose up, as use to be in the bubling of water, because of the great clamminess of it. 1710 S. Palmer Moral Ess. Prov. 237 Correct..the bubblings of our native pride. 1767 Poet. Wks. of William Meston (ed. 6) 82 Bedaub'd with soot, and snush and bubblings [1737 bibblings]. 1881 C. Wylie Iron Founding 64 A violent bubbling takes place in the flow-gates. 1901 R. L. Bowles in Lancet 6 July 1/1 Mucous stertor is a term which may be given to the bubbling of air through mucus or fluids in the trachea or larger air-tubes. 1951 J. H. Giles Miss Willie i. 14 She felt the bubbling of excitement that seeing him at a distance always brought to her throat. 2010 Econ. & Polit. Weekly 7 Aug. 73/1 The long slow bubbling of the broth and the precise addition of spices and meats. b. The emission of sounds due to the formation and bursting of bubbles. Also: the making of a sound resembling that made by bubbles in boiling liquid, running water, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of water > [noun] > bubbling or gurgling bubbling1598 guggling1668 hubble-bubble1735 gurgle1757 gurgling1814 guggle1821 ingurgitation1851 gollop1912 1598 L. A. tr. M. Martínez Seuenth Bk. Myrrour of Knighthood i. sig. B^v The kinde welcome of the chirping byrdes, whose cheerefull notes according with the soft bubbling of the running streames of litle Riuerets. 1615 P. Gordon Famous Hist. Bruce iii. sig. Eiiii The leav's with muttring made a murmor oft That with the bubling of the streame below Had Rock'd my senses in a slumber soft. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones III. ix. v. 349 The coarse Bubbling of some bottled Ale, which at that Time he was pouring forth. 1828 J. B. Fraser Kuzzilbash I. Introd. 2 Every sound was hushed, but..the occasional bubbling of my hookah, which had just been furnished with another chillum. 1855 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea (1860) xviii. §755. 414 The bubbling made a loud noise..heard for a long time after. 1924 P. G. Wodehouse Bill the Conqueror 61 Mingled noises, ranging from the silver bubbling of a thrush in the shrubbery to the distant contralto of Mrs. Frances Hammond. 2013 C. Ward Mac in City of Light xxvii. 159 The only sound was the bubbling of the pool. †3. The action or practice of deluding or cheating a person. Cf. bubble v. 5. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [noun] > action or practice of deceiving swikingc1000 blindfolding?c1225 deceivancec1330 trechettingc1330 jugglingc1380 beguilingc1400 deceivingc1400 fagec1400 delusionc1420 sophisticationc1450 circumvention1534 illudinga1547 cheateryc1555 cheatingc1555 crossing1592 tricking1595 wiling?a1600 circumventing1603 practice1622 cheat1641 deluding1645 underdealing1649 amusement1658 conveyancing1676 bubbling1700 jockeyshipa1763 overreachinga1774 jockeying1779 beguilement1805 gaggery1819 trickstering1821 Jewing1842 wool-pulling1843 rigging1846 hoodwinking1858 old soldierism1866 old soldiering1867 fiddling1884 gold-bricking1901 wangling1911 finagling1926 hyping1968 1700 Char. Whig 43 In this Cheating Bubling Trade, our Mechanick by his Pump, Screw, and Knavish Arts of Confederacy, has gain'd more Credit than is due to such an Illiterate Ass. 1722 J. Trenchard & T. Gordon in Brit. Jrnl. 8 Dec. 2/2 It has chang'd honest Commerce into Bubbling. 1725 N. Bailey tr. Erasmus All Familiar Colloquies 468 Understand the Art of Borrowing and Bubbling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). bubblingadj. Brit. /ˈbʌbl̩ɪŋ/, /ˈbʌblɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbəblɪŋ/ Forms: see bubble v. and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bubble v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < bubble v. + -ing suffix². 1. That bubbles, rises in bubbles, sends up bubbles, or makes a bubble-like movement. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > gas > gas or air in liquid or effervescence > [adjective] > bubbling burblec1430 burblyc1430 burbling1528 blubberingc1540 bubbling1561 bullient1682 the world > matter > gas > gas or air in liquid or effervescence > [adjective] > bubbling > full of or covered with bubbles bubbling1561 bubbly1568 bolly1582 bubbled1607 blebby1755 bubble-filled1882 1561 B. Googe tr. ‘M. Palingenius’ Zodiake of Life (new ed.) iv. sig. H.viii There a spryng That spouted vp with bubling sandes [L. illimem fontem scatebris gliscentibus]..I found. 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis i. 5 Freshe bubling fountayns [L. aquae dulces]. 1640 tr. J. A. Comenius Janua Linguarum Reserata (new ed.) vii. §65 Out of hidden springs gush forth bubling..fountaines. 1660 J. Howell Θηρολογια xi. 142 Ther may be seen there the generall conformative faculty in the seed, wherin will visibly appeer three small bubling conglobations. 1723 H. Rowlands Mona Antiqua Restaurata viii. 73 A Country..full of delicious Groves, pleasant Shades, bubling Springs. 1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 38 The bubbling..urn Throws up a steamy column. 1829 F. Marryat Naval Officer II. i. 15 The tide and the wind formed a bubbling short sea. 1872 ‘M. Twain’ Roughing It lxxiv. 537 Bubbling lava..makes three distinct sounds—a rushing, a hissing, and a coughing or puffing sound. 1933 Pop. Mech. Aug. 173/1 The diverted air stream forms a bubbling cushion that increases the boat's speed and improves its handling when crossing the wake of another craft. 2001 J. D. Doss Grandmother Spider i. 4 She turned down the burner under the bubbling stew. 2. figurative. a. That arises irrepressibly like bubbles. ΚΠ a1586 Sir P. Sidney Astrophel & Stella (1591) 12 Bubling pride doth lie So in my swelling brest, that onely I Faune on my selfe. 1634 S. Rogers Diary 9 Dec. (2004) 9 Crucifie oh lord my bubling pride, unbeleife, deadnes &c. 1670 F. Boothby Marcelia iv. viii. sig. K^v Could bubling Greatness thy ambition swell To such a height, to send thee Post to Hell. 1722 Descr. Bedlam 37 The bubbling Joy boils over in my Heart. 1745 E. Young Complaint: Night the Eighth 38 Most true, a wise Man never will be sad; But neither will sonorous, bubbling Mirth, A shallow Stream of Happiness betray. 1850 Eliza Cook's Jrnl. 22 June 117/2 The bubbling discontent felt by both parties boils over the brim of propriety. 1895 Chambers's Jrnl. 21 Sept. 594/1 This sullen kind of irrepressibility is as true to life as the more bright and bubbling, the more buoyant and gassy. 1933 Broadway Brevities 24 Apr. 15/1 The tomboyish, bright-eyed miss whose bubbling energy..had put her on top of the heap started to shoot downward. 2003 BusinessWeek 4 Aug. 32/1 Even if the U.S. military pulls off a ‘decapitation strategy’, it may not put a quick end to the bubbling unrest in Iraq. b. Of a person, or his or her personality, nature, etc.: full of or characterized by high spirits; vivacious, bubbly. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [adjective] jollyc1325 kedgec1440 fledge?1461 frisky?a1500 sprightya1522 frisk1528 sprightful1550 quick-spirited1552 lively1567 quick-sprighted1579 alive-like1582 aleger1590 firking1594 sprightly1594 sportive1595 mettled1599 alives-like1601 spirited1601 spirituous1601 mettle1606 great-stomached1607 free-spirited1613 spirity1615 spiritous1628 vivacious1645 rattlingc1650 sportful1650 airy1654 animated1660 racy1671 mettlesome1673 sparklinga1704 raffing?1719 bob1721 vivace1721 alive1748 lifey1793 spunky1831 gilpie1835 bubbling1860 chippy1865 bubblesome1879 colourful1882 sparky1883 bubbly1912 jazzy1917 spritzy1973 sparkly1979 kicking1983 1860 National Rev. Jan. 4 Still it [sc. his nature] is very pleasant, because so bubbling, lively, and sincere. 1871 G. Meredith Adventures Harry Richmond III. xviii. 285 The pleasant narrator..is the happy bubbling fool. 1911 N. Duncan Meas. of Man xvii. 174 A strapping, rosy, bubbling young fellow with a mighty zeal in behalf of a clean world. 1951 J. A. Michener Return to Paradise 186 She was a tonic, a bright, bubbling girl whose very appearance made you feel good. 2014 Daily Oklahoman (Nexis) 26 Oct. His bubbling personality was perfect for television, and he became a celebrity. c. Of a place, atmosphere, etc.: characterized by activity or excitement; lively. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > brisk or active > full of brisk activity (of times or places) quickc1395 busy1530 stirring1647 vital1742 lively1764 busyish1851 buzzing1882 mouvementé1888 bubbling1912 1912 Pearson's Mag. May 635/1 He never..tried to maintain the exotic social prestige his original and vigorous father had wrested from bubbling New York. 1962 Observer 6 May 15/5 The..bubbling atmosphere of the smart liberal arts colleges of the East Coast. 1987 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 5 Apr. x. 19/1 The church's slightly standoffish quality gives it just the right patrician distance from the bubbling street life nearby. 2006 ‘G. Fox’ Cinderella Moment ii. 43 It's wonderful, whole place is like a North European souk—bohemian, busy, bubbling, vibrant. 3. That emits sounds due to the formation or bursting of bubbles; (in extended use) that makes sounds resembling in some way those made by bubbles. Also (and in earliest use) designating a sound of this type; gurgling. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of water > [adjective] > bubbling or gurgling bubbling1589 gurgling1595 giggling1640 guggling1765 garrulous1854 gurgly1894 1589 H. Upchear In Laudem Authoris in R. Greene Menaphon sig. 3 Doo moyst the meades with bubling melodie. 1626 F. Bacon Sylva* (1677) §176 Boyling in a full Vessell giveth a bubbling sound, drawing somewhat near to the Cocks used by Children. 1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto II liii. 145 At intervals there gush'd..the bubbling cry Of some strong swimmer in his agony. 1833 T. Carlyle in Fraser's Mag. Aug. 143/2 How then, in the name of wonder, said we, could such a babbling, bubbling Turkey-cock speak ‘with unction’? 1876 O. Sturges Nat. Hist. & Relations Pneumonia iv. 60 Over a portion of the solid lung there will be heard, besides tubular respiration, a bubbling crepitation. 1932 A. M. Lindbergh Let. 22 June in Hour of Gold (1973) 280 The laugh was so clear and distinct—bubbling, spontaneous. 1978 T. Sharpe Throwback (1980) xii. 112 A slight burbling, bubbling sound in the U bend of Mr O'Brain's downstairs toilet. 2016 Sunday Times (Nexis) 8 May 7 The bubbling trill of whimbrel, an egret fishing, shelduck, a spring of teal. 4. Having bubbles or drops on the surface; streaming (esp. with sweat). Now rare. ΚΠ 1621 F. Quarles Hadassa sig. B21 As when the Harvester, with bubbling brow,..With crooked Sickle now a shock doth sheare. 1635 F. Quarles Emblemes v. viii. 273 Behold thy darling, which thy lustfull care Pampers..; For whom thy bubbling brow So often sweats. 2008 Daily Mirror (Nexis) 2 Sept. 13 There's a fine line between looking hot and having a runny, bubbling face. †5. That deludes or cheats others. Cf. bubble v. 5. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [adjective] ficklea1000 hinderyeapc1000 swikelc1000 as right (also stiff, straight, crooked, etc.) as a ram's hornOE fakenOE swikefulc1100 frakelc1175 swikec1175 wrenchfulc1225 wielfulc1275 ginfulc1300 guileful13.. treacherousc1330 guilesomea1382 guilousc1384 enginousa1393 deceivant1393 treacherc1400 serpentinec1422 deceivousa1425 guilyc1430 beguilous1483 slapea1500 fallacious1509 treget1519 gaudya1529 beguileful1530 Spanish1530 juggling?1531 snakish1532 prestigious?1534 knack-hardy1549 pratting1570 fogging1585 snakya1586 abusive1595 faithless1597 faiterous1600 guiled1600 trompant1605 amusing1609 braida1616 dodging1625 Ulyssean1639 tricksome1648 knackish1660 hocus-pocus1668 bubbling1675 rusé1689 tricking1697 trickish1705 lurching1728 tricksy1766 trickful1775 tricky1786 slippy1828 shirky1847 dodgy1861 sidewinding1902 slithery1902 hyping1968 deceiteous- 1675 W. Wycherley Country-wife iii. 37 Come, you bubling Rogues you. Derivatives ˈbubblingly adv. in a bubbling manner. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > gas > gas or air in liquid or effervescence > [adverb] bubblingly1611 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Empoulément, swellingly, bubblingly. 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick cxxiv. 569 The sea was as a crucible of molten gold, that bubblingly leaps with light and heat. 2016 Kirkus Rev. (Nexis) 20 May Little Annemarie learns to make friends, to listen occasionally to her teacher, and to participate in various school activities, bubblingly recounting everything to her parents when she returns home. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1398adj.1561
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