hubble-bubble

[ huhb-uhl-buhb-uhl ]

/ ˈhʌb əlˌbʌb əl /

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noun

a simple form of the hookah, in which the smoke passes through water, causing a bubbling sound.

a bubbling sound.

an uproar; turmoil.

Origin of hubble-bubble

First recorded in 1625–35; rhyming compound based on bubble

Words nearby hubble-bubble

hubba hubba, Hubbard, Hubbard squash, Hubbell, hubble, hubble-bubble, Hubble classification, Hubble classification system, Hubble constant, Hubble, Edwin, Hubble's constant

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Example sentences from the Web for hubble-bubble

Two teenage brothers apparently lit a campfire, smoked a nargillah—a hubble-bubble—and went home.
Israel's Inferno|Fania Oz-Salzberger|December 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST
In the hubble-bubble the pipe is so contrived that the water in the bowl makes a bubbling noise while the pipe is being smoked.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6|Various
Dr. Jackal was sitting with his hind legs crossed, and smoking a hubble-bubble.
The Talking Thrush|William Crooke
The hubble-bubble passed from mouth to mouth, and the crew whiled away the evening hours with their monotonous chants.
Gold, Sport, And Coffee Planting In Mysore|Robert H. Elliot

For the officers, the native chillim or hubble-bubble was brought and handed round to them one after another.
At the Court of the Amr|John Alfred Gray
I lighted a cigar, and Akong smoked his hubble-bubble, a small copy of the nargileh of the Turks.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 4, February 1878|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hubble-bubble

hubble-bubble

/ (ˈhʌbəlˈbʌbəl) /

noun

another name for hookah

hubbub; turmoil

a bubbling or gargling sound

Word Origin for hubble-bubble

C17: rhyming jingle based on bubble

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	hubble-bubble
释义	hubble-bubble [ huhb-uhl-buhb-uhl ] / ˈhʌb əlˌbʌb əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hubble-bubble ON THESAURUS.COM noun a simple form of the hookah, in which the smoke passes through water, causing a bubbling sound. a bubbling sound. an uproar; turmoil. Origin of hubble-bubble First recorded in 1625–35; rhyming compound based on bubble Words nearby hubble-bubble hubba hubba, Hubbard, Hubbard squash, Hubbell, hubble, hubble-bubble, Hubble classification, Hubble classification system, Hubble constant, Hubble, Edwin, Hubble's constant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hubble-bubble Two teenage brothers apparently lit a campfire, smoked a nargillah—a hubble-bubble—and went home. Israel's Inferno\|Fania Oz-Salzberger\|December 5, 2010\|DAILY BEAST In the hubble-bubble the pipe is so contrived that the water in the bowl makes a bubbling noise while the pipe is being smoked. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6\|Various Dr. Jackal was sitting with his hind legs crossed, and smoking a hubble-bubble. The Talking Thrush\|William Crooke The hubble-bubble passed from mouth to mouth, and the crew whiled away the evening hours with their monotonous chants. Gold, Sport, And Coffee Planting In Mysore\|Robert H. Elliot For the officers, the native chillim or hubble-bubble was brought and handed round to them one after another. At the Court of the Amr\|John Alfred Gray I lighted a cigar, and Akong smoked his hubble-bubble, a small copy of the nargileh of the Turks. St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 4, February 1878\|Various British Dictionary definitions for hubble-bubble hubble-bubble / (ˈhʌbəlˈbʌbəl) / noun another name for hookah hubbub; turmoil a bubbling or gargling sound Word Origin for hubble-bubble C17: rhyming jingle based on bubble Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hubble-bubble plumbing, water main, conduit, main, sluice, hookah, kalian, nargileh
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hubble-bubble

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