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thought bubbles

thought bubbles is the plural of thought bubble.

Meaning of thought bubble

Noun

thought bubble (plural thought bubbles)

  1. A rounded or cloud-shaped outline, usually containing words, representing thought in a cartoon, and typically emanating from the thinker by a path of small circles.
    • The segment introduces the issue of bycatch: “For every one shrimp caught ten other lives are lost”. The following still photo shows Rossellini-as-human holding a shrimp constructed of art paper, below a thought bubble that reads, “I just lost my appetite”.2018, Nicole Seymour, Bad Environmentalism, page 76
    Synonyms:
    thought balloon
  2. (idiomatic) An ill-conceived idea.

Questions about thought bubbles

What is thought bubbles the plural of?
Thought bubbles is the plural of thought bubble.

Words near thought bubbles in the dictionary

  1. thought big
  2. thought blocking
  3. thought blockings
  4. thought broadcasting
  5. thought bubble
  6. thought bubbles
  7. thought cast
  8. thought casts
  9. thought collective
  10. thought collectives
  11. thought control

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