effervesce

/ˌˈɛfərˌˈvɛs/

Other forms: effervescing; effervesced; effervesces

When things effervesce, they fizz and froth like a carbonated drink. Champagne is a well known sweet wine that effervesces.

Anything that bubbles in a foamy, frothy way can be said to effervesce. Soda poured over ice in a glass effervesces, and waves on a beach sometimes effervesce as they break, leaving tiny bubbles on the sand. Things that are bubbly or carbonated are effervescent — and both words come from a Latin root, effervescere, "to boil up or boil over," combining ex, "out," and fervescere, "begin to boil."

Definitions of effervesce

1. verb

   become bubbly or frothy or foaming
   synonyms: fizz, foam, form bubbles, froth, sparkle

   types:

   lather

   form a lather

   seethe

   foam as if boiling

   type of:

   bubble

   form, produce, or emit bubbles