Bubbles ˈbʌbl Water Champagne Blowing Children Ball Air

• champagne bubbles
• a bubble of oxygen
• blowing bubbles into water through a straw
• the children like to have bubbles in their bath.

bubble

1. a ball of air or gas in a liquid, or a ball of air inside a solid substance such as glass
• see also speech bubble
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/speech-bubble
• champagne bubbles
• a bubble of oxygen
• blowing bubbles into water through a straw
2. a round ball of liquid, containing air, produced by soap and water
• The children like to have bubbles in their bath.
3. a small amount of a feeling that somebody wants to express
• a bubble of laughter/hope/enthusiasm
4. a good or lucky situation that is unlikely to last long
• See related entries: Economy
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/economy/bubble
• Economists warned of a stock-market bubble.
5. there is a sudden end to a good or lucky situation
• When the bubble finally burst, hundreds of people lost their jobs.
• The optimistic bubble has now burst and economists agree the recession will continue.
6. to bring an end to somebody’s hopes, happiness, etc.
• He seemed so happy, I couldn’t burst his bubble so soon.

Extra Examples

• The champagne was full of tiny bubbles.
• The children were blowing bubbles.
• They jumped about, bursting the bubbles.
• Care must be taken to ensure that there are no bubbles trapped in the syringe.
• He blew bubbles into the water through a straw.
• There are air bubbles trapped inside the ice.

Word Origin

• Middle English: partly imitative, partly an alteration of burble.