a nearly spherical body of gas contained in a liquid.
a small globule of gas in a thin liquid envelope.
a globule of air or gas, or a globular vacuum, contained in a solid.
anything that lacks firmness, substance, or permanence; an illusion or delusion.
the act or sound of bubbling.
a spherical or nearly spherical canopy or shelter; dome: The bombing plane bristled with machine-gun bubbles.A network of radar bubbles stretches across northern Canada.
a domelike structure, usually of inflated plastic, used to enclose a swimming pool, tennis court, etc.
a protected, exempt, or unique area, industry, etc.: The oasis is a bubble of green in the middle of the desert.
an area that can be defended, protected, patrolled, etc., or that comes under one's jurisdiction: The carrier fleet's bubble includes the Hawaiian Islands.
a zone of cognitive or psychological isolation, in which one’s preexisting ideas are reinforced through interactions with like-minded people or those with similar social identities: You can’t live in your own partisan political bubble 364 days of the year and then expect to happily reconnect with your family at Thanksgiving.
a group or circle of people who interact or socialize with one another because of familial ties, shared interests, etc.: I do try to expand my social bubble and look for opportunities to make new friends.
Also called pod .a small group of people who interact or socialize exclusively with one another in order to contain the spread of a contagious disease: I’m only getting together with my quarantine bubble of five family members.
Economics.
Also called spec·u·la·tive bub·ble[spek-yuh-luh-tiv buhb-uhl], /ˈspɛk yəˌlə tɪv ˈbʌb əl/, as·set price bub·ble[as-et prahys-buhb-uhl] /ˈæs ɛt ˈpraɪs ˈbʌb əl/ . an inflated speculation that causes an unsustainable increase in the value of goods, property, or other investment: The real-estate bubble ruined many investors when it burst.
a sudden, temporary change or divergence from a trend: In May there was a bubble in car sales, with three percent more being sold than last year.
verb (used without object),bub·bled,bub·bling.
to form, produce, or release bubbles; effervesce.
to flow or spout with a gurgling noise; gurgle.
to boil: The water bubbled in the pot.
to speak, move, issue forth, or exist in a lively, sparkling manner; exude cheer: The play bubbled with songs and dances.
to seethe or stir, as with excitement: His mind bubbles with plans and schemes.
verb (used with object),bub·bled,bub·bling.
to cause to bubble; make bubbles in.
Archaic. to cheat; deceive; swindle.
Verb Phrases
bubble over,to become lively: The last time I saw her she was bubbling over with enthusiasm.
Idioms for bubble
burst someone’s bubble, to diminish someone’s enthusiasm or optimism, especially with a reminder of sobering facts or realistic expectations.
Origin of bubble
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun bobel; cognate with Middle Dutch bobbel, bubbel, Middle Low German bubbele, Swedish bubbla
They ultimately decided coming to the bubble and playing televised games would give them the largest platform, though now at least some are wondering if that’s still true.
Athletes, from the NBA to tennis stars, are striking to protest the police shooting of Jacob Blake|kdunn6|August 27, 2020|Fortune
We’re down here playing in the bubble to do these things for social justice and all that.
Why A Strike For Racial Justice Started With The Milwaukee Bucks And The NBA|Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com)|August 27, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
So it was that hockey’s return — staged in an antiseptic bubble — involved a scrap.
Fighting Didn’t Stop In The NHL Bubble|Josh Planos|August 26, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
All 16 teams that make the postseason will play on the same three courts, sans fans, deep inside a disinfected Disney World fortress known as the bubble.
How the NBA is using virtual fans to make games feel normal|Nicolás Rivero|August 14, 2020|Quartz
In communities from Chicago to San Diego, parents are forming pandemic pods and microschools — bubbles where small groups of kids can meet and learn together.
Is School Out Forever?|Daniel Malloy|August 9, 2020|Ozy
Even as early as December 4, remarks from inside the bubble were cryptic and frightened.
Pyongyang Shuffle: Hollywood In Dead Panic Over Sony Hack|James Poulos|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All sorts of government policies blew that bubble up until it popped.
How Naive is Elizabeth Warren?|Nick Gillespie|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It appears that, rather than having burst, the comic book “bubble” is just getting started.
Marvel and DC Plan 20 Movies for the Next Six Years: Will the Comic Book Movie Bubble Burst?|Rich Goldstein|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With any luck, the comic book “bubble” will never pop, but all golden ages must eventually come to an end.
Marvel and DC Plan 20 Movies for the Next Six Years: Will the Comic Book Movie Bubble Burst?|Rich Goldstein|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He cites the example of the Bubble Sisters, a four-piece girl group that made its debut in 2003.
Black K-Pop Fans Come Out of the Closet|Sterling Wong|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The bubble was carefully inspected, inside and out, and nothing was found.
The Nothing Equation|Tom Godwin
Get a vessel of hot water, and put a phial into it, with the mouth downwards; the expanded air will bubble out.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts
The bubble shells love sandy mud flats in which they bury themselves or find concealment under masses of sea weed.
Birds and Nature, Vol. 12 No. 3 [August 1902]|Various
I saw my soul a second time to-day; it was no longer the bubble, blown large, palpitating.
The Journal of Arthur Stirling|Upton Sinclair
Helium is contained almost universally in the gases which bubble up with the water of thermal springs.
A period of wild speculation in which the price of a commodity or stock or an entire market is inflated far beyond its real value. Bubbles are said to “burst” when a general awareness of the folly emerges and the price drops.