a. | 1. | Gently boiling or bubbling, by means of the disengagement of gas |
Adj. | 1. | effervescent - used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide; "sparkling wines"; "sparkling water" Synonyms: sparkling |
2. | effervescent - (of a liquid) giving off bubbles Antonyms: noneffervescent - not effervescent | |
3. | effervescent - marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "sparkling conversation"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders" |