The rapid escape of gas from a liquid, producing bubbles and fizzing; figuratively, vivacious enthusiasm or high spirits that seem to bubble over.
From Latin 'effervescere,' meaning 'to boil up,' from 'ex-' (out) + 'fervere' (to boil). The word captures both the literal chemical process of gas escaping from liquid and the metaphorical sense of bubbling excitement.
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