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Fizzing with bubbles; lively and enthusiastic
Pop open a bottle of sparkling water. Tiny bubbles race to the surface, fizzing and dancing. This is effervescent—giving off bubbles of gas, fizzing with energy.
The word comes from Latin effervescere (to boil up). Something effervescent doesn't just sit still—it bubbles, fizzes, and sparkles with activity.
Visual examples of fizzing, bubbling energy

Champagne is effervescent—countless bubbles race upward through the golden liquid.

The tablet effervesces in water, releasing gas as it dissolves.

Crashing waves create effervescent foam—nature's own fizzing spectacle.

An effervescent personality bubbles with energy, lighting up every conversation.
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