bubble over

Spill with excitement

To bubble over is to overflow with effervescence, like a pot boiling too vigorously or champagne poured too fast.

The phrase is most often figurative, describing someone unable to contain their emotion: She was bubbling over with excitement.

The feeling spills out visibly, impossible to suppress.

emotion

enthusiasm

Intense eager enjoyment

excitementState of eager enthusiasm
effervescenceBubbling in liquid
exuberanceLively, unrestrained enthusiasm

giddiness · elation · joy · delight · glee · animation · vivacity · buoyancy · ebullience · high spirits

expression

gush

Flow out forcefully

exclaimSpeak out suddenly
enthuseExpress eager excitement
effusePour out freely

spill out · burst forth · erupt · pour out · chatter · babble · prattle · ramble · go on · blurt

liquid

spill

Accidental liquid release

frothMass of small bubbles
fizzBubbly hissing sound
riseMove to higher position

surge · slosh · spume · seethe · percolate · cascade · well up

Categories

liquid flowpour, flow, gush, spill, drip
ragerage, fury, wrath, enraged, furious

Opposites

emotional expressiveness

bubble overcontain oneself

Suppress one's impulses

hold back · suppress · bottle up · hold in · repress

emotional valence/energy

bubble overmope

Sulk in idleness

deflate · sulk · brood · fizzle out · languish

Family

over, bubble, bubbles, overflow, bubbling, boil over, bubbled, effervesce

Familiarity: Top 100,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G