bubble
buh buhl
- n a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
- n a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control
a real estate bubble - n an impracticable and illusory idea
he didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble - n a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic
- v form, produce, or emit bubbles
- v flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
- v rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles
bubble to the surface - v cause to form bubbles
bubble gas through a liquid - v expel gas from the stomach
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- The dotcom bubble had burst, and 911 had squelched whatever was left of the old irrational exuberance.
- At the heart of the credit crunch now afflicting the global economy is the bursting of a great housing bubble throughout much of the developed world.