"thought bubble" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-thought bubble.ogg [Australia] Forms: thought bubbles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} thought bubble (plural thought bubbles)
  1. A rounded or cloud-shaped outline, usually containing words, representing thought in a cartoon. Synonyms: thought balloon Translations (rounded outline): shtëllungë mendimi [feminine] (Albanian), ajatuskupla (Finnish), Gedankenblase [feminine] (German), poihau whakaaro (Maori), balão de pensamento [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-thought_bubble-en-noun-DZj0tPVr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'rounded outline': 90 10
  2. (idiomatic) An ill-conceived idea. Tags: idiomatic Translations (ill-conceived idea): huono ajatus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-thought_bubble-en-noun-kCH1cUD3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'ill-conceived idea': 4 96

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for thought bubble meaning in English (2.6kB)

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