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Bubbling over
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ebullient
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ebullient \E*bul"lient\, a. [L. ebulliens, -entis, p. pr. of ebullire to boil up, bubble up; e out, from + bullire to boil. See 1st Boil .] Boiling up or over; hence, manifesting exhilaration or excitement, as of feeling; effervescing. ``Ebullient with ...
WordNet
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adj. joyously unrestrained [syn: exuberant , high-spirited ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1590s, "boiling," from Latin ebullientem (nominative ebulliens ), present participle of ebullire "to boil over," literally or figuratively, from ex- "out" (see ex- ) + bullire "to bubble" (see boil (v.)). Figurative sense of "enthusiastic" is first recorded ...
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