bubbly
pronunciation
How to pronounce bubbly in British English:
UK [ˈbʌbli]
How to pronounce bubbly in American English:
US [ˈbʌbli]
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- Noun:
- a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there
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- Adjective:
- emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
- full of or showing high spirits
Word Origin
- bubbly (adj.)
- 1590s, from bubble (n.) + -ly (2). Of persons, from 1939. The slang noun meaning "champagne" (1920) is short for bubbly water (1910).
Example
- 1. Bubbly prosecco , a better-known product of conegliano , is for sale in the museum shop .
- 2. The old-timers down by bubbly creek were hoping to land catfish for dinner .
- 3. Now that the fireworks have been put out and the new year 's bubbly downed , europeans are ringing in 2011 in a far more downbeat mood , with the french the most pessimistic of them all .
- 4. That first sip of soda really is delicious , catching our tongues by surprise with its bubbly sweetness .
- 5. Some worry that china could be approaching a japanese-style crisis : a boom in exports and investment along with bubbly property markets , followed by many years of stagnation .