effervesce — to give off bubbles; to be vivacious or enthusiastic
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to give off bubbles; to be vivacious or enthusiastic
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌefərˈves/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother's personality effervesces like a shaken soda bottle whenever she sees her grandchildren.
- The tablet effervesces when dropped into water, creating a fizzy medicine.
- His excitement began to effervesce the moment he heard about the surprise party.
effervesce
VERB[/ˌefərˈves/]
to give off bubbles; to be vivacious or enthusiastic
Bubbling over with enthusiasm
Bubbles effervesce and coalesce, making the whole lab phosphoresce!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin effervescere, meaning 'to boil up' or 'to seethe strongly.' The word evolved from its literal sense of vigorous boiling to figuratively describe anything displaying liveliness, enthusiasm, or effusive excitement.
Breakdown
ex- (out, forth) + fervescere (to begin to boil, to grow hot). The root fervescere derives from fervere (to boil, to be hot).
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📝Examples
“My grandmother's personality effervesces like a shaken soda bottle whenever she sees her grandchildren.”
“The tablet effervesces when dropped into water, creating a fizzy medicine.”
“His excitement began to effervesce the moment he heard about the surprise party.”
“The comedian's jokes made the whole audience effervesce with laughter like a giant carbonated drink.”
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