effervesce
verb
ef·fer·vesce ˌe-fər-ˈves 
effervesced; effervescing
intransitive verb
1
: to bubble, hiss, and foam as gas escapes
2
: to show liveliness or exhilaration
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The 3,472-square-mile park encompassing the caldera is filled with geologic wonderlands of sprouting geysers and effervescing pools, all ultimately driven by magma and superheated fluids churning in the rock below the surface. 
National Geographic, 19 Mar. 2020 Sulfur dioxide, which effervesces from active volcanic vents and craters, reacts with sunlight, moisture, particulate and oxygen to produce clouds of fine particles. Maya Wei-haas, Smithsonian, 25 May 2018 For decades, when not effervescing over royal weddings and births, the tabloids have castigated the royals as lazy, frumpy, dissipated or self-indulgent. Lisa Ryan, The Cut, 2 May 2018 For decades, when not effervescing over royal weddings and births, the tabloids have castigated the royals as lazy, frumpy, dissipated or self-indulgent. Ellen Barry, New York Times, 1 May 2018 Siphons charge the cocktails with CO2, which change their texture, making the flavors effervesce and pop. Lauren Le Vine, Redbook, 28 June 2013 For decades, when not effervescing over royal weddings and births, the tabloids have castigated the royals as lazy, frumpy, dissipated or self-indulgent. Lisa Ryan, The Cut, 2 May 2018 For decades, when not effervescing over royal weddings and births, the tabloids have castigated the royals as lazy, frumpy, dissipated or self-indulgent. Lisa Ryan, The Cut, 2 May 2018 For decades, when not effervescing over royal weddings and births, the tabloids have castigated the royals as lazy, frumpy, dissipated or self-indulgent. Lisa Ryan, The Cut, 2 May 2018 See More
National Geographic, 19 Mar. 2020 Sulfur dioxide, which effervesces from active volcanic vents and craters, reacts with sunlight, moisture, particulate and oxygen to produce clouds of fine particles. Maya Wei-haas, Smithsonian, 25 May 2018 For decades, when not effervescing over royal weddings and births, the tabloids have castigated the royals as lazy, frumpy, dissipated or self-indulgent. Lisa Ryan, The Cut, 2 May 2018 For decades, when not effervescing over royal weddings and births, the tabloids have castigated the royals as lazy, frumpy, dissipated or self-indulgent. Ellen Barry, New York Times, 1 May 2018 Siphons charge the cocktails with CO2, which change their texture, making the flavors effervesce and pop. Lauren Le Vine, Redbook, 28 June 2013 For decades, when not effervescing over royal weddings and births, the tabloids have castigated the royals as lazy, frumpy, dissipated or self-indulgent. Lisa Ryan, The Cut, 2 May 2018 For decades, when not effervescing over royal weddings and births, the tabloids have castigated the royals as lazy, frumpy, dissipated or self-indulgent. Lisa Ryan, The Cut, 2 May 2018 For decades, when not effervescing over royal weddings and births, the tabloids have castigated the royals as lazy, frumpy, dissipated or self-indulgent. Lisa Ryan, The Cut, 2 May 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin effervescere, from ex- + fervescere to begin to boil, inchoative of fervēre to boil — more at brew
First Known Use
1784, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
effervesce
intransitive verb
ef·fer·vesce ˌef-ər-ˈves
effervesced; effervescing
: to bubble, hiss, and foam as gas escapes
effervescing
verb
as in bubbling
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- bubbling
- whistling
- wheezing
- whooshing
- fizzing
- hissing
- swooshing
- humming
- buzzing
- fizzling
- sizzling
- droning
- whizzing
- swishing
- zipping
- whishing