bubbly
Americanadjective
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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
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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Example Sentences
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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
That doesn’t really sound that bubbly at all.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
"I had no history of anxiety, I was a really happy, bubbly person," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Supervoting shares became especially popular for tech IPOs during bubbly 2021.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Imagining you drinking cold, bubbly soda in a nice, fancy palace and burping louder than Muthu ever could.
From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman
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