bubbly

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adjective

bub·​bly ˈbə-b(ə-)lē How to pronounce bubbly (audio)
bubblier; bubbliest
1
: full of bubbles : effervescent sense 1
a bubbly bottle of pop
2
: cheerful and high-spirited : lively, vivacious
a bubbly personality
3
: resembling a bubble
a bubbly roof
bubbliness noun
a champagne's bubbliness
Kitty's bubbliness cut with a dose of acidic sarcasm continues to be comedy gold … Kevin Fallon

bubbly

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noun

Examples of bubbly in a Sentence

Adjective She is pretty, bubbly, and smart. offered their bubbly congratulations to the expectant parents
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Adjective
But concerts also start feeling poppier and bubblier in springtime, perhaps in anticipation of the even warmer, wilder and grander music events of festival-frenzied summertime. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2024 Nothing sounds better than having a fresh pizza straight out of the oven, with its bubbly cheese and thin, charred crust. Scott Gilbertson gear Team, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2022
Noun
McGuire remembers Lehmann was bubbly; Lehmann recalls McGuire was a flirt. Anne Marshall-Chalmers, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024 National Cabaret and Performance Conference The final conference of the summer is the bubbly and intimate National Cabaret and Performance Conference from July 31 through Aug. 10. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for bubbly 

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Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1916, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bubbly was in 1568

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“Bubbly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bubbly. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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bubbly

adjective
bub·​bly
ˈbəb-(ə-)lē
bubblier; bubbliest
1
: full of bubbles
2
: showing lively good spirits

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