hubble-bubble

Bubbling tobacco pipe

Hubble-bubble is an older term for a hookah or water pipe, named for the bubbling sound water makes as smoke passes through it.

The word also describes confused or excited speech—a hubble-bubble of voices suggesting babbling commotion.

Both senses evoke bubbly, gurgling sounds.

hookah

shisha

Water-filtered tobacco pipe

mouthpiece · hose · chamber · charcoal · bowl · stem · coals · tongs · grommets · filter

commotion

uproar

Noisy public disturbance

  • turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
  • confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
  • chaosComplete disorder and confusion

tumult · disorder · fuss · ado · hullabaloo · brouhaha · ruckus · pandemonium · disturbance · clamor

smoking

inhale

Draw air in

  • exhaleExpel breath outward
  • smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
  • vaporGaseous form of liquid

puff · draw · clouds · rings · nicotine · session · buzz · flavor · aromatic · mint

social

lounge

Comfortable waiting room

shared · circle · companionship · conviviality · conversation · fellowship · group · togetherness · passing · rotation

Opposites
commotion/disorder

hubble-bubblecalm

Free from agitation

peace · quiet · stillness · tranquility · tranquillity

smoking apparatus type

hubble-bubblecigarette

Paper-wrapped tobacco cylinder

cigar · vape · pipe · e-cigarette · nicotine patch

Family

bubble, bubbles, bubbling, bubbled, bubblegum

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G