boiling

boiling
bubbling ubbling adj. 1. giving off bubbles; -- of a liquid. [Narrower terms: {foaming, frothing}; {effervescent}; {boiling}] [WordNet 1.5]

2. stimulatingly lively, witty, and entertaining; -- of people.

Syn: effervescent, scintillating, sparkling, sparkly, vivacious. [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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