BUBBLE OVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bubble over mean? 

• BUBBLE OVER (verb)
  The verb BUBBLE OVER has 1 sense:

1. overflow with a certain feeling

  Familiarity information: BUBBLE OVER used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BUBBLE OVER (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Overflow with a certain feeling

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Synonyms:

bubble over; overflow; spill over

Context example:

My boss was bubbling over with anger

Hypernyms (to "bubble over" is one way to...):

boil; seethe (be in an agitated emotional state)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s