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Ebullient: enthusiastic and high-spirited

The word comes from the Latin ebullire, meaning to boil; the dictionary definition is simply enthusiastic and high-spirited, kettles not required.

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  • First reported by en.wiktionary.org: “ebullient”.
  • Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 1:50 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEbullient. Ih. Bul. Yunt. It's an adjective, and it means enthusiastic and high-spirited.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIn a sentence: the crowd was ebullient when the weather map turned out to be wrong.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOh, I love it. Ebullient is the word for a kettle that's about to boil over, Hank. Honestly, it's the most exciting thing I've learned all week.

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA podcast with no listeners isn't ebullient. It's quiet.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt comes from the Latin for boil, Hank.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo when Dale's kettle went over, that was a very ebullient kettle, and Dale was ebullient right along with it.

  7. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDale scalded his sleeve and called it the end of tea.

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