effervesce Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb become bubbly or frothy or foaming
    froth; foam; sparkle; form bubbles; fizz.
    • The boiling soup was frothing
    • The river was foaming
    • Sparkling water

WordNet

Ef`fer*vesce" intransitive verb
Etymology
L. effervescere; ex + fervescere to begin boiling, incho., fr. fervere to boil. See Fervent.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Effervesced ; present participle & verbal noun Effervescing
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913