effervesce

verb

ef·​fer·​vesce ˌe-fər-ˈves 

effervesced; effervescing

intransitive verb

1

: to bubble, hiss, and foam as gas escapes

2

: to show liveliness or exhilaration

Examples of effervesce in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The 3,472-square-mile park encompassing the caldera is filled with geologic wonderlands of sprouting geysers and effervescing pools, all ultimately driven by magma and superheated fluids churning in the rock below the surface. —National Geographic, 19 Mar. 2020

Sulfur dioxide, which effervesces from active volcanic vents and craters, reacts with sunlight, moisture, particulate and oxygen to produce clouds of fine particles. —Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian, 25 May 2018

Siphons charge the cocktails with CO2, which change their texture, making the flavors effervesce and pop. —Lauren Le Vine, Redbook, 28 June 2013

For decades, when not effervescing over royal weddings and births, the tabloids have castigated the royals as lazy, frumpy, dissipated or self-indulgent. —Lisa Ryan, The Cut, 2 May 2018

Word History

Etymology

Latin effervescere, from ex- + fervescere to begin to boil, inchoative of fervēre to boil — more at brew

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

effervesce

verb

ef·​fer·​vesce ˌef-ər-ˈves 

effervesced; effervescing

1

: to bubble, hiss, and foam as gas escapes

2

: to show liveliness or excitement

effervesced at the good news

effervescence

-ˈves-ᵊn(t)s 

noun

effervescent

-ᵊnt 

adjective

effervescently adverb

Medical Definition

effervesce

intransitive verb

ef·​fer·​vesce ˌef-ər-ˈves 

effervesced; effervescing

: to bubble, hiss, and foam as gas escapes

effervescence

-ˈves-ᵊn(t)s 

noun

effervescent

-ᵊnt 

adjective