bubbly

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adjective

bub·​bly ˈbə-b(ə-)lē 

bubblier; bubbliest

1

: full of bubbles : effervescent sense 1

a bubbly bottle of pop

2

: cheerful and high-spirited : lively, vivacious

a bubbly personality

3

: resembling a bubble

a bubbly roof

bubbliness noun

a champagne's bubbliness

Kitty's bubbliness cut with a dose of acidic sarcasm continues to be comedy gold …

—Kevin Fallon

bubbly

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noun

: champagne sense 1

Synonyms

Adjective

• bouncy
• buoyant
• crank [chiefly dialect]
• effervescent
• exuberant
• frolic
• frolicsome
• gamesome
• gay
• high-spirited
• vivacious

Examples of bubbly in a Sentence

Adjective

She is pretty, bubbly, and smart.

offered their bubbly congratulations to the expectant parents

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The difference is subtle, but the fine filter creates milk that's a bit bubblier than the ultrafine filter. —Jaina Grey, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025

But concerts also start feeling poppier and bubblier in springtime, perhaps in anticipation of the even warmer, wilder and grander music events of festival-frenzied summertime. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2024

Noun

Thanks to a new partnership with Krug Champagne, guests get a complimentary bottle of bubbly upon arrival and can enjoy tastings and pairings at the restaurant and two bars. —Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 2025

This was Thales, the invention of a bubbly Italian named Nicola Privato. —Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1916, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bubbly

• doubly
• stably

Kids Definition

bubbly

adjective

bub·​bly

ˈbəb-(ə-)lē

bubblier; bubbliest

1

: full of bubbles

2

: showing lively good spirits