effervesce
/ˌɛfəˈvɛs
/verb [no object]
1(Of a liquid) give off bubbles: the waves seemed to effervesce as they swept by...
- You'll remember the sort of thing - drop something volatile in a beaker of acid and watch it whiz round and round, effervescing violently and smelling of bad eggs.
2Be vivacious and enthusiastic: managers are supposed to effervesce with praise and encouragement
Origin
Early 18th century: from Latin effervescere, from ex- 'out, up' + fervescere 'begin to boil' (from fervere 'be hot, boil').
Rhymes
- bakehouse
- Bakelite
- bake-off
- baker
- Baker, Dame Janet
- Baker Island
- Baker, Josephine
- baker's dozen
- Bakersfield
- baker's yeast
- bakery
- bake sale
- bakeshop
- bake something blind
- bake something in
- bakeware
- Bakewell, Robert
- Bakewell tart
- baking apple
- baking powder
- baking sheet
- baking soda
- baking tray
- Bakker, Robert T.
- bakkie