effervesce

  1. Verb.  (intransitive, of a liquid) to emit small bubbles of dissolved gas; to froth or fizz.
  2. Verb.  (intransitive, of a gas) to escape from solution in a liquid in the form of bubbles.
  3. Verb.  (intransitive, of a person) to show high spirits.

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