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effervesce
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Effervesce \Ef`fer*vesce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Effervesced ; p. pr. & vb. n. Effervescing .] [L. effervescere; ex + fervescere to begin boiling, incho., fr. fervere to boil. See Fervent .] To be in a state of natural ebullition; to bubble and hiss, as ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1702, from Latin effervescere "to boil up, boil over" (see effervescence ). Related: Effervesced ; effervescing .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. form bubbles; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" [syn: foam , froth , fizz , sparkle ]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
verb EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ This occurs when the deep desires, frustrations and fantasies of the hidden self effervesce to the surface.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context intransitive of a liquid English) to emit small bubbles of dissolved gas; to froth or fizz 2 (context intransitive of a gas English) to escape from solution in a liquid in the form of bubbles 3 (context intransitive of a person English) to ...
Usage examples of effervesce.
A froth of memories and impressions and regrets effervesced up from within him.
For him, cars effervescing like soda water had all the fascination of cracks in the pavement.
As they slipped away it went into what looked like spasms, effervescing a yellow electrostain.
Heat quickly in the blow-pipe flame, and when the mass is fused and effervescing, withdraw and allow to cool.
Nitrites are distinguished from nitrates by effervescing and yielding brown fumes when treated with a little dilute sulphuric acid.
A froth of memories and impressions and regrets effervesced up from within him.
Clusters of cargo units spun off into the void, molting chunks of equipment that effervesced from every surface.
Here archways effervesced and stood supported by nothing more than their own bubbling solidity.
The mixture, which was at first of a reddish hue, began, in proportion as the crystals melted, to brighten in color, to effervesce audibly, and to throw off small fumes of vapor.
At other times he would effervesce with humor and always of the most exquisite and impressive nature.