effervesce : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: effervesce	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for effervesce
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
effervesce v become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" Synonym(s): foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, form bubbles
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Effervesce \Ef`fervesce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Effervesced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Effervescing}.] [L. effervescere; ex + fervescere to begin boiling, incho., fr. fervere to boil. See {Fervent}.] 1. To be in a state of natural ebullition; to bubble and hiss, as fermenting liquors, or any fluid, when some part escapes in a gaseous form. 2. To exhibit, in lively natural expression, feelings that can not be repressed or concealed; as, to effervesce* with joy or merriment.