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Third Person
effervesces
Present Participle
effervescing
Past Tense
effervesced
Past Participle
effervesced
1
(of a substance) to form bubbles that rise to the surface, as in carbonated beverages
- The mineral water naturally effervesced with tiny bubbles as it flowed from the spring.
- When the tablet was dropped in the water, it began to effervesce as chemical reactions released carbon dioxide.
- Hot lava fountains and geysers explosively effervesced in the active volcanic zone.
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