From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha bubble of somethinga bubble of somethingliterary a small amount of a feeling A bubble of anger rose in Pol’s throat. → bubble
Examples from the Corpus
a bubble of something• This causes a bubble of ink to shoot out of the nozzle.• Meg felt a bubble of anticipation somewhere beneath her diaphragm.• She felt a bubble of hysteria rising in her throat and took a deep breath.• Normal inkjets use heat to form a bubble of ink which is expelled through nozzles on the printhead.• But it does have a dome which holds a bubble of air giving a safe haven if needed.• Faces red as holly berries, mouths in a bubble of swearing, they dip and revel in the snow.• In essence the model is balanced on a bubble of air and keeps trying to slide off it.• For five years, Hong Kong was a bubble of optimism, growing fatter and fatter while its walls stretched thinner. 