overbubble en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English bubble English overbubble From over- + bubble.
Meanings
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To bubble over, especially with exuberance or enthusiasm.
My peace is divine, and it never can cloy, / And that makes my heart overbubble with joy.
1960, John R Rice, Apples of Gold:Humour is ever Mr Pinero's strongest point, and in none of his plays does it so gaily effervesce and overbubble as in Sweet Lavender […]
1969, Max Beerbohm, More Theatres, 1898-1903:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overbubbles | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overbubbled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overbubbled | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| overbubbling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |