"overbubble" meaning in English

See overbubble in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overbubbles [present, singular, third-person], overbubbling [participle, present], overbubbled [participle, past], overbubbled [past]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English bubble English overbubble From over- + bubble. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|over-|bubble|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English bubble English overbubble [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*uber", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "ofer-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "over-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "over-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bubble", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "overbubble", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="overbubble"> From over- + bubble. Head templates: {{en-verb}} overbubble (third-person singular simple present overbubbles, present participle overbubbling, simple past and past participle overbubbled)
  1. To bubble over, especially with exuberance or enthusiasm.

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