Synonyms of bubbles

bubbles

verb

present tense third-person singular of bubble

as in splashes

to flow in a broken irregular stream

the soapy water bubbled down the drain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splashes
• washes
• ripples
• drips
• swirls
• trickles
• gurgles
• dribbles
• laps
• plashes
• eddies
• rushes
• guggles
• jets
• swishes
• squirts
• drops
• swooshes
• spurts
• purls
• gushes
• spouts
• swashes
• spews
• whishes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• streams
• runs
• rolls
• pours

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bubbles

This is the antithetical froth that bubbles up in their wake, and it is never left completely behind. — Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026

But the gas that’s released in larger quantities is methane, which forms underwater as plants and algae break down and then bubbles to the surface. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Bubble sheet masks are made up of thin pieces of fabric that are saturated with a solution, which bubbles up as the mask sits on the skin. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

Otherwise, plan to clean the bottom of the oven anytime a dish bubbles over. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 June 2026

So, which one bubbles to the top of the list? — Jenny Berg, Glamour, 25 June 2026

There is always tension between the two biggest clubs in Spain’s capital city, which sometimes bubbles over — as happened when Alvarez’s ‘double-touch’ penalty was controversially ruled out in the Champions League round-of-16 shootout ultimately won by Real last year. — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 10 June 2026

February 19 – March 20 Inspiration bubbles up through curious, joyful play. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026

The hydrogen literally bubbles out of the rock over hundreds of millions of years. — Paul Sutter, Space.com, 24 May 2026