| 单词 | a bubble of a sea |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa bubble of a sea 4. The process, sound, or appearance of bubbling; an agitated or bubbling motion. Originally in nautical phrase a bubble of a sea; cf. bobble n.1 ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > state of sea > [noun] > rough state or motion roughc1400 troublesomeness1648 a bubble of a sea1839 smother1840 sea1927 milestone1946 the world > matter > gas > gas or air in liquid or effervescence > [noun] boilingc1384 fervence14.. bubblinga1500 burbling1528 bullitiona1626 ebullition1646 fermentationa1661 intumescence1661 effervescence1685 struggle1741 struggling1764 bubblement1842 bubble1870 creaming1888 hotter1923 1839 T. Beale in Sat. Mag. 18 May 192/1 An awkward ‘bubble’ of a sea..began to make. 1840 F. Marryat Poor Jack xxiv. 172 There was a bubble of a sea. 1870 A. D. T. Whitney We Girls ix. 149 There was nothing but a low, comfortable bubble in the chimney-corner to tell of..dinner. 1901 T. Mair in A. I. McConnochie Bk. of Ellon 148 Turning to the company, the bubble of conversation at once ceased as she addressed them. 1978 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 18 Jan. Combine the soup with the milk and water and slowly bring to a bubble. 2004 R. Craig Great Day Trips to Connecticut's Crit. Habitats xx. 228 The characteristic fall occurrence of hawk ‘kettles’, a swirling bubble of birds, is a consequence of birds using thermals. < as lemmas |
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