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bub‧ble1 [countable]

1a ball of air or gas in liquid:

When water boils, bubbles rise to the surface.

soap bubbles

She wasblowing bubblesin her milk with a straw.

2a small amount of air trapped in a solid substance:

Examine the glass carefully for bubbles.

3

a bubble of something

literarya small amount of a feeling:

A bubble of anger rose in Pol's throat.

4alsospeech bubbleTCNa circle around the words said by someone in acartoon

5

the bubble bursts

used for saying that a very successful or happy period of time suddenly ends:

The bubble has finally burst in the mobile phone industry.

6

burst/prick somebody's bubble

to make someone suddenly realize that something is not as good as they thought it was