effervesce

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effervesce

  • /ˌɛf.əɹˈvɛs/ US

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From Latin effervescere (“to boil up”). By surface analysis, ef- + Latin ferv- + -esce.

verb effervesces · effervescing · effervesced

  1. intransitive, of a liquid To emit small bubbles of dissolved gas; to froth or fizz. After some remonstrances, she takes up a champagne bottle, but is frightened by the sudden explosion of the cork, and drops it upon the floor. There the untasted liquor effervesces.
  2. intransitive, of a gas To escape from solution in a liquid in the form of bubbles.
  3. figuratively, intransitive, of a person To show high spirits.

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verb to emit small bubbles

Italianospumeggiare
Ελληνικάαφρίζω afrízo
Русскийпузыри́ться puzyrítʹsja

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@misc{effervesce_2026,
  title = {effervesce},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/effervesce},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}