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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EFFERVESCE, v.i. efferves'. [L. effervesco, from ferveo, to be hot, to rage.See Fervent.] To be in natural commotion, like liquor when gently boiling; to bubble and hiss, as fermenting liquors, or any fluid,when some part escapes in an elastic form; to work, as new wine.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" [syn: foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, form bubbles]

Merriam Webster's

intransitive verb (-vesced; -vescing) Etymology: Latin effervescere, from ex- + fervescere to begin to boil, inchoative of ferv?re to boil — more at brew Date: 1784 1. to bubble, hiss, and foam as gas escapes 2. to show liveliness or exhilaration • effervescence noun • effervescent adjective • effervescently adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.intr. 1 give off bubbles of gas; bubble. 2 (of a person) be lively or energetic. Derivatives: effervescence n. effervescency n. effervescent adj. Etymology: L effervescere (as EX-(1), fervere be hot)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. n. Froth, foam, bubble, ferment, bubble and hiss.

Moby Thesaurus

assibilate, be enthusiastic, blubber, boil, boil over, bubble, bubble over, bubble up, burble, buzz, carry on over, enthuse, ferment, fizz, fizzle, go on over, guggle, gurgle, gush, gush over, hiss, hush, lisp, make much of, plop, rave, rave about, rhapsodize, seethe, shush, sibilate, simmer, siss, sizz, sizzle, sneeze, sniff, sniffle, snore, snort, snuff, snuffle, sparkle, spit, splutter, sputter, squash, squelch, squish, swish, take on over, wheeze, whish, whistle, whiz, whoosh, work, zip