Bubbling
/ˈbʌb.lɪŋ/noun
Emitting or producing bubbles; also rising or seething with activity or emotion.
Did you know?English bubbling comes from the playful sound-symbolic root behind bubble, a rare case where the word’s shape and its meaning both imitate the little burst of air it describes.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bheu-
“to swell, grow, or become”
Old English
English
bubblian
“to bubble, foam, or boil up”
Late Old English
English
bubol / bubble
“a small globule of air or liquid; a swelling”
Middle English
English
bubblen
“to form bubbles; to simmer or seethe”
Modern English
English
bubbling
“forming or rising in bubbles; lively, agitated, or effervescent”