1
[ adjective ] marked by high spirits or excitement

Synonyms

sparkling scintillating sparkly effervescent

Examples

"his fertile effervescent mind" "scintillating personality" "sparkling conversation" "a row of sparkly cheerleaders"

Related terms

lively

2
[ adjective ] emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation

Synonyms

foaming foamy frothy effervescing bubbly

Examples

"bubbling champagne" "foamy (or frothy) beer"

Related terms

effervescent

3
[ adjective ] covered with or resembling small bubbles as from being agitated by beating or heating

Synonyms

frothing foamy spumous spumy sudsy foaming

Examples

"the bubbling candy mixture" "a cup of foaming cocoa" "frothy milkshakes" "frothy waves" "spumy surf"

Related terms

agitated

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Rhymes with

doubling troubling doubling babbling bumbling babbling grumbling bustling humbling mumbling tumbling rumbling fumbling bumbling stumbling bustling rambling wobbling baffling gambling rumbling fumbling tumbling mumbling troubling wobbling quibbling struggling bundling humbling guzzling puzzling reshuffling dribbling nibbling juggling smuggling idling toweling stumbling grumbling rambling trembling gambling assembling handling tackling rattling sparkling toppling raveling dismantling fondling recycling spiraling counseling groveling dazzling grappling mottling spiralling traveling haggling jostling travelling modeling bungling parceling paneling nibbling sibling cycling throttling stifling enabling disabling bundling lulling drizzling quibbling rippling settling sizzling pedaling strangling meddling tripling middling wrestling dangling piddling dribbling crippling leveling wiggling peddling wrangling belittling bumbling lulling marshaling roebling nibbling billing rumbling bustling swashbuckling tumbling stumbling troubling enabling mumbling humbling wobbling signalling quibbling trembling babbling grumbling gambling fumbling belling assembling dwindling dribbling signaling rambling disabling bumbling doubling baffling brawling swashbuckling bungling lolling yodeling encircling circling hurdling refueling quadrupling trembling assembling dissembling twinkling sprinkling mingling tinkling tingling bicycling idling dumpling disabling enabling doubling duckling puzzling cuddling coupling mumbling tumbling rumbling fumbling boiling bowling troubling humbling piling pauling toweling bustling stumbling grumbling appalling appalling dawdling sapling rattling modeling toppling mottling gatling lolling falling filing calling cowling galling suckling guzzling babbling brawling baffling rustling ling boiling billing bowling belling duckling

Phonetic and Homophones

B AH1 B L IH0 NG
B AH1 B AH0 L IH0 NG

Similar Spelling

bubbliness babbling bubaline

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