effervesce

3 definitions found

effervesce - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.]
     1. To be in a state of natural ebullition; to bubble and
        hiss, as fermenting liquors, or any fluid, when some part
        escapes in a gaseous form.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To exhibit, in lively natural expression, feelings that
        can not be repressed or concealed; as, to effervesce with
        joy or merriment. Effervescence

effervesce - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  effervesce
      v 1: become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was
           frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" [syn:
           foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, form bubbles
           ]

effervesce - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  58 Moby Thesaurus words for "effervesce":
     assibilate, be enthusiastic, blubber, boil, boil over, bubble,
     bubble over, bubble up, burble, buzz, carry on over, enthuse,
     ferment, fizz, fizzle, go on over, guggle, gurgle, gush, gush over,
     hiss, hush, lisp, make much of, plop, rave, rave about, rhapsodize,
     seethe, shush, sibilate, simmer, siss, sizz, sizzle, sneeze, sniff,
     sniffle, snore, snort, snuff, snuffle, sparkle, spit, splutter,
     sputter, squash, squelch, squish, swish, take on over, wheeze,
     whish, whistle, whiz, whoosh, work, zip