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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide;
- Example: "sparkling wines"
- Example: "sparkling water"
[syn: sparkling, effervescent]

2. (of a liquid) giving off bubbles;

3. marked by high spirits or excitement;
- Example: "his fertile effervescent mind"
- Example: "scintillating personality"
- Example: "a row of sparkly cheerleaders"
[syn: bubbling, effervescent, frothy, scintillating, sparkly]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Effervescent \Ef`fer*ves"cent\, a. [L. effervescences, p. pr. of
   effervescere: cf. F. effervescent.]
   Gently boiling or bubbling, by means of the disengagement of
   gas
   [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

bubbling \bubbling\ adj.
   1. giving off bubbles; -- of a liquid. [Narrower terms:
      foaming, frothing; effervescent; boiling]
      [WordNet 1.5]

   2. stimulatingly lively, witty, and entertaining; -- of
      people.

   Syn: effervescent, scintillating, sparkling, sparkly,
        vivacious.
        [WordNet 1.5]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

effervescent
    adj 1: used of wines and waters; charged naturally or
           artificially with carbon dioxide; "sparkling wines";
           "sparkling water" [syn: sparkling, effervescent]
           [ant: noneffervescent, still]
    2: (of a liquid) giving off bubbles [ant: noneffervescent]
    3: marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile
       effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "a row of
       sparkly cheerleaders" [syn: bubbling, effervescent,
       frothy, scintillating, sparkly]