Definition of 'bubbly'
1. adjective
2. uncountable noun
[informal]
Guests were presented with glasses of bubbly on arrival.
3. adjective
If something is bubbly, it has a lot of bubbles in it.
...a nice hot bubbly bath.
Melt the butter over a medium-low heat. When it is melted and bubbly, put in the flour.
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noun
3. Slang
champagne
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Example sentences containing 'bubbly'
She was bubbly and full of life.
The Sun (2013) The Sun (2010)She is gorgeous with a bubbly personality.
The Sun (2010) Times, Sunday Times (2008) The Sun (2010) The Sun (2010)On the outside she was happy and bubbly.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)After a while it seemed like he was in complete control and our bubbly little girl just disappeared.
The Sun (2013)He was a fantastic bubbly person.
The Sun (2007)She is a bubbly little girl.
The Sun (2015) Times, Sunday Times (2009) The Sun (2011) The Sun (2010)He is a bubbly character, full of life.
The Sun (2007) Times, Sunday Times (2014) The Sun (2008)I have always been a bubbly person but after something like that the worry is the life will get sucked out of you.
The Sun (2016)She roars with laughter, recalling the reaction of her security guards when they were first asked to pour cases of bubbly into her bath.
Times, Sunday Times (2013) Times, Sunday Times (2009)Trends of 'bubbly'
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Translations for 'bubbly'
British English: bubbly ADJECTIVE
Someone who is bubbly is very lively and cheerful and talks a lot....a bubbly girl who loves to laugh.
Someone who is bubbly is very lively and cheerful and talks a lot....a bubbly girl who loves to laugh.
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