hubble-bubble

[ huhb-uhl-buhb-uhl ]

/ ˈhʌb əlˌbʌb əl /

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noun

a simple form of the hookah, in which the smoke passes through water, causing a bubbling sound.

a bubbling sound.

an uproar; turmoil.

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Origin of hubble-bubble

First recorded in 1625–35; rhyming compound based on bubble

Words nearby hubble-bubble

hubba hubba, Hubbard, Hubbard squash, Hubbell, hubble, hubble-bubble, Hubble classification, Hubble classification system, Hubble constant, Hubble, Edwin, Hubble's constant

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How to use hubble-bubble in a sentence

Even as early as December 4, remarks from inside the bubble were cryptic and frightened.
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The housing bubble was at very the center of the financial crisis that birthed Dodd-Frank.
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All sorts of government policies blew that bubble up until it popped.
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When the “Buying Bubble” bursts, what then for the U.S. economy?
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Or turn from the gray officials to the purple citizens of the soap bubble commonwealth of socialism.
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Violet laid the tin plate over the top for a cover, and they all stood by to hear the first bubble.
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Pederson headed a bloc against 'Carmack's Folly,' but he backed the wrong horse, and when the bubble burst he was out in the cold.
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There was something so irresistibly amusing in his voice and smile that Mrs. Admaston began to bubble over with laughter.
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There came a little bubble of laughter from Peggy, which seemed to remove all diffidence from Collingwood.
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British Dictionary definitions for hubble-bubble

hubble-bubble

/ (ˈhʌbəlˈbʌbəl) /

noun

another name for hookah

hubbub; turmoil

a bubbling or gargling sound

Word Origin for hubble-bubble

C17: rhyming jingle based on bubble

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