You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for July 14.

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Today’s word is bubble, spelled b-u-b-b-l-e.

bubble /ˈbʌbəl/ verb [intransitive]

to have a lot of a particular quality, especially excitement or enthusiasm

He was like a schoolboy, constantly bubbling with enthusiasm and new ideas.

Mary was bubbling over with excitement.

(also bubble away/up) if a feeling or activity bubbles, it continues to exist

Resentment was still bubbling inside her.

Concerns about sunscreen safety, many entirely unfounded, continue to bubble up.

— Kaitlin Clark, Allure, 24 June 2021

Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary: to rise in or as if in bubbles —usually used with up

Often, it happens because good ideas bubble up from employees who actually do the work and deal with the customers.

Long hours at home this year have allowed certain questions to bubble to the surface.

— Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 3 June 2021

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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