bubbly
Americanadjective
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bubblier,
comparative
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bubbliest
superlative
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full of, producing, or characterized by bubbles.
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lively; effervescent; enthusiastic.
the bubbly spirit of those early movie musicals.
noun
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bubblies
plural
adjective
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full of or resembling bubbles
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lively; animated; excited
a bubbly personality
noun
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Origin of bubbly
Explanation
Something that's bubbly is frothy or fizzy, full of bubbles. You might prefer to bathe in a hot, bubbly bath every night. Seltzer and ginger ale are both bubbly, fizzing with tiny bubbles, and your blueberry crisp recipe might say "Bake until hot and bubbly." When you describe a person as bubbly, you're referring to a talkative, cheerful personality. The first person you meet at a new school might be the bubbly girl who sits next to you in math. If someone offers you "a glass of bubbly" at a party, they're using a common nickname for champagne.
Vocabulary lists containing bubbly
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She has both Judy Garland’s bubbly conviction and wide-eyed naivete, along with the kind of comedic timing that few actors exhibit today.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
"We had never, ever had mental health issues before. She was a bright, bubbly confident girl - she was just normal Madeleine."
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
The recollections are told, often, as if the person interviewed is back at a time when Parker seemed like a simple, bubbly, unaffected Texas belle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Phil needs to buy its bubbly in bulk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
Harry let himself float back upward and broke the bubbly surface, shaking his hair out of his eyes.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
Pro tip: Some of the best budget-friendly bubblies come from unexpected places.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2022
Swap out the non-alcoholic prosecco for sparkling rosé or red wine alternatives, kombucha, or fruit forward bubblies like Non.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2022
Handwritten tasting notes on white tags help you choose among the variety of reds, whites, oranges, rosés and bubblies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2022
At tastings, sips of English bubblies are often received with raised eyebrows and surprised smiles.
From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2018
Ashley started with small-batch ginger beers and fermented fruit bubblies and later added locally produced honey at the suggestion of his wife, Hallie.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 9, 2016
There’s no shame in it—that’s how bubbles get bubblier and it’s the same instinct that helped your ancestors survive in prehistoric times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
And so we knew she was kind of a bubblier person and then we kind of filled her in around that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
Relatives told the judge that in the past four months they had seen a "bubblier" person and someone who was "more alert and aware".
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2021
At the same time I also expect more from Philipps, who essentially recreates a bubblier, more naïve version of the party girl she played on "Cougar Town."
From Salon ● May 6, 2021
Facebook Twitter Pinterest The filmmakers have tried to forestall some of this criticism by assuring fans that Eisenberg is actually playing playing Luthor’s son, an entirely different, and slightly bubblier supervillain.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 9, 2015
“He had the bubbliest smile. He would greet you from halfway across the mosque. He was an amazing soul,” Buul said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
There is a word that can spoil the spirits of even the bubbliest of Huskies fans.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
In just a few years, Topo Chico, the sparkling water sourced from Monterrey, Mexico, went from “big in Texas” to the bubbliest thing since spiked seltzer.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2021
Perfectly fine and fitting for one of Shakespeare’s bubbliest works, the whole thing is about as effortlessly edible as a Cheeto-dusted mac and cheese.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2018
One of football's bubbliest characters will need all his effervescence for the meeting not to fall flat.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 10, 2011
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