Search for crossword answers and clues

Answer for the clue "Bubbling over ", 9 letters:
ebullient

Alternative clues for the word ebullient

Word definitions for ebullient in dictionaries

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 ...

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 ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia