adjective
- Emitting a murmuring sound felt to resemble a laugh: babbling, burbling, gurgling, laughing, rippling. See laughter, sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
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Bubbles of entrapped air or solvent vapors which protrude from a paint surface; formed either on application or during drying of the paint film.
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The adjective has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
Synonyms: bubbly, foaming, foamy, frothy, effervescing
Meaning #2:
marked by high spirits or excitement
Synonyms: effervescent, scintillating, sparkling, sparkly
Meaning #3:
covered with or resembling small bubbles as from being agitated by beating or heating
Synonyms: foaming, foamy, frothing, spumous, spumy, sudsy
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