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ef·fer·vesce \|efə(r)|ves\ intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin effervescere, from ex- + fervescere to begin to boil, incho. of fervēre to boil — more at burn 1. : to bubble and hiss (as of fermenting liquors or carbonated water); also : to issue in bubbles (as of the escaping gas from carbonated water) 2. : to exhibit (as in speech or action) almost unrestrainable enthusiasm or happy emotion : bubble over < I was full and effervescing with joy of creation — Mary Austin > < the honeymooners hectically effervesced into small talk — Owen Wister > |