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Bubble
01
a small, hollow sphere of gas
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Tiny bubbles rose to the surface of the water.
Carbon dioxide bubbles fizzed in the soda.
02
a dome-shaped, often transparent covering or enclosure made of glass, plastic, or similar material
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The pilot sat inside a bubble cockpit.
The greenhouse had a large plastic bubble for seedlings.
03
an unrealistic or impractical idea
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The excitement around the trend was merely a bubble.
His optimism was just a bubble that quickly burst.
04
zeepbel, speculatieve zeepbel
a rapid trend of increase in prices that eventually leads to a collapse
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The housing bubble of the mid-2000s led to a catastrophic collapse in real estate prices and triggered the global financial crisis.
De bubbel op de huizenmarkt in het midden van de jaren 2000 leidde tot een catastrofale ineenstorting van de vastgoedprijzen en veroorzaakte de wereldwijde financiële crisis.
Investors grew increasingly concerned about a possible stock market bubble as valuations soared to unprecedented levels.
Beleggers werden steeds bezorgder over een mogelijke zeepbel op de aandelenmarkt terwijl de waarderingen tot ongekende niveaus stegen.
05
(Cockney rhyming slang) a problematic situation or difficulty
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He 's in a bit of a bubble at work.
That project caused a lot of bubble.
to bubble
01
to produce or release bubbles of gas
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The water bubbled as it boiled.
Carbonated drinks bubble when opened.
02
to let gas escape from the stomach, typically as burping
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The baby bubbled after drinking milk.
He bubbled loudly after finishing the soda.
03
to cause a substance to form bubbles
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She bubbled the soup before serving.
The chemist bubbled oxygen through the solution.
04
to rise or move upward in the form of bubbles
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Hot springs bubbled from the ground.
Magma bubbled to the surface.
05
to flow or move with a continuous, gurgling noise
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The brook bubbled down the hillside.
The sauce bubbled as it simmered unevenly.
Lexicale Boom
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