Hypertext Webster Gateway: "effervesce"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Effervesce \Ef`fer*vesce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Effervesced};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Effervescing}.] [L. effervescere; ex +
fervescere to begin boiling, incho., fr. fervere to boil. See
{Fervent}.]
1. To be in a state of natural ebullition; to bubble and
hiss, as fermenting liquors, or any fluid, when some part
escapes in a gaseous form.
2. To exhibit, in lively natural expression, feelings that
can not be repressed or concealed; as, to effervesce with
joy or merriment.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
effervesce
v : of liquids; "The boiling soup was frothing" [syn: {foam}, {froth},
{fizz}, {sparkle}]
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