blowing bubbles
Making floating orbs
Blowing bubbles is a childhood pastime of dipping a wand into soapy liquid and exhaling gently to produce floating spheres.
The phrase extends to any idle, frivolous activity: We're not just blowing bubbles here—this is serious work.
In finance, blowing bubbles describes creating unsustainable market inflation.
- soapFatty alkali cleanser
- soap solutionDetergent mixed with water
- wandThin ceremonial stick
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- popFizzy drink, regionally
spheres · floating · breath · shimmer · rainbow · childhood · child's play · soapy · drift · burst · film · surface tension · playful · delicate · letting go · translucent · swirling · puff
- kids playplaytime, playing, board games, blocks, card games
- swimmingswimming, swimmer, swimmers, swim team, swim teams
- bubblescarbonation, foam, effervescence, froth, fizz
- leisurely activitiesrelaxing, strolling, lounging, wandering, daydreaming
- mouth actionsbite, biting, chewing, chew, swallowing