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effervesce

verb

  1. bubble
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌɛf.əɹˈvɛs/

verb

Etymology: From Latin effervescere (“to boil up”). By surface analysis, ef- + Latin ferv- + -esce.

  1. To emit small bubbles of dissolved gas; to froth or fizz.

    After some remonstrances, she takes up a champagne bottle, but is frightened by the sudden explosion of the cork, and drops it upon the floor. There the untasted liquor effervesces.

  2. To escape from solution in a liquid in the form of bubbles.
  3. To show high spirits.