Sample sentences for EFFERVESCENT

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Definition

of a liquid: giving off bubbles (like a Coke)

of a person: bubbly (lively and enthusiastic)

More rarely, effervescent can refer to a liquid that gives off a light spray as bubbles burst such in a bubble bath or some ocean waves.

She is an effervescent and effective champion for public education.

effervescent = attractively highly spirited

I prefer water with small bubbles so that the effervescence isn't overpowering.
We're looking for someone who is more solid, more steady-going, and less effervescent.
London, Jack -- Adventure
She exhibited none of that effervescent joy at his appearance which we like to see in our mothers-in-law elect.
Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville -- The Man Upstairs and Other Stories
He raised the glass and slowly drank the soda. It was tepid, only faintly effervescent, delicious.
Cormac McCarthy -- All the Pretty Horses

effervescent = bubbly (giving off bubbles)

She looked effervescent and fun—
Sara Shepard -- Pretty Little Liars

effervescent = bubbly (lively and enthusiastic)

Now, I looked at Heidi, who was staring out the window over the sink, and remembered how I'd once seen her based on her effervescent e-mails and girly clothes, all flash, no substance.
Sarah Dessen -- Along for the Ride

effervescent = bubbly (lively and enthusiastic)

his fertile effervescent mind
Major Danby's effervescent optimism vanished instantly, and he broke out all at once into a bubbling sweat.
Joseph Heller -- Catch-22
This effervescence made her flit with a bird-like movement, rather than walk by her mother's side.
Nathaniel Hawthorne -- The Scarlet Letter
His eloquence and vehemence wrought the little man up to a degree of heat and effervescence....
David McCullough -- John Adams
The drops of logic Tess had let fall into the sea of his enthusiasm served to chill its effervescence to stagnation.
Thomas Hardy -- Tess of the d'Urbervilles
The affair was described to the messenger with all the effervescence of enthusiasm.
Alexandre Dumas -- The Three Musketeers
Anna, who I'd only met in passing, had always struck me as an effervescent creature.
Kiera Cass -- The Selection
I suppose your love will effervesce in six months, or less.
Charlotte Bronte -- Jane Eyre
Viscosity flattens the effervescence of panic.
Susanna Kaysen -- Girl Interrupted
Also in the mess tent was an effervescent young woman who introduced herself as Deshun Deysel and immediately invited Andy and me in for tea.
Jon Krakauer -- Into Thin Air
Soon after the completion of his college course, his whole nature was kindled into one intense and passionate effervescence of romantic passion.
Harriet Beecher Stowe -- Uncle Tom's Cabin
"Well, you're not exactly effervescent now, are you?"
Christina Baker Kline -- Orphan Train
At meetings of The Compassionate Friends, Joe had never seen any bereaved parent capable of this effervescence.
Dean Koontz -- Sole Survivor

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