effervescing

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation“bubbling champagne”“foamy (or frothy) beer”Synonyms: bubblingbubblyfoamingfoamyfrothyspumy
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Effervesce \Ef`fer*vesce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Effervesced; p. pr. & vb. n. Effervescing.] [L. effervescere; ex + fervescere to begin boiling, incho., fr. fervere to boil. See Fervent.]

1.To be in a state of natural ebullition; to bubble and hiss, as fermenting liquors, or any fluid, when some part escapes in a gaseous form. [1913 Webster]

2.To exhibit, in lively natural expression, feelings that can not be repressed or concealed; as, to effervesce with joy or merriment. Effervescence

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