Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Bubble (-ed)
bubble (-s)buccaneer (bucaneers)
bubble (-ed), v. [see bubble, n.] (webplay: gurgling, show).
- Babble; burble; gush; flow; surge; ripple; rustle; effervesce; make a pleasant moving sound; [fig.] whisper; murmur sweetly; speak softly.
- Dissipate; scatter; decrescendo; [fig.] chirp; quaver; twitter; trill; warble.
- Create melody; make music; play a song; [fig.] compose lyrics; write poetry; create verses.
- Evaporate; dissipate; vaporize; disperse; disappear in particles; [fig.] recuperate; recover from agitation; [paradox] simmer; swelter; boil; seethe; churn.
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