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Meanings of thought bubble in English

Russian
спич-баббл
Portuguese
balão de diálogo
Spanish
bocadillo de cómic
Catalan
globus de diàleg
Wikidata

Graphic convention in comics for representing speech.

спич-баббл
Usage of thought bubble in English
1
And we think it's important that you're not in a thought bubble.
Wired
2
With shaking hands, she pressed on the little thought bubble icon to open Madeline's texts.
The Lying Game
3
Her frozen smile echoes the thought bubble Will I Win, running like a newsflash below.
The Guardian
4
A cartoon style thought bubble protruding from her mouth reads, Should I have an abortion?
Radio NZ
5
A thought bubble emerges from his head.
The Irish Times
6
Popeye appears in a thought bubble above her head, with a bulging erection that reaches to his chin.
WATER FOR ELEPHANT
7
Speaking on Radio National on Thursday, Price said: At this stage I would regard the Snowy proposal as a thought bubble.
The Guardian
8
He had seen only a fraction of what Sam was saying before the thought bubble disappeared and the screen went blank.
Ape House
9
Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen has mocked the concept as a " thought bubble" that would only harm the superannuation system.
News.com.au
10
My son draws a sea monster in the evening, by the next morning it's sporting a dorsal fin and thought bubble courtesy of my daughter.
Wired
11
The idea was too close to the thoughts bubbling round in her own mind.
The Reality Dysfunction
12
Thanks to Thought Bubble in Leeds and Gosh!
BBC
13
Neigbors and passers-by were able to scribble their thoughts into the thought bubbles, turning the ads into a community conversation.
Wired
14
There was so much in his head, new species of tastes and visions, wild thoughts bubbling up from some animal buried inside him.
Touching darkness
15
Over the person's head loom two thought bubbles, a round one containing three question marks and a jagged one with three exclamation points.
Wired
16
★★Something like that.★★ A thought bubbles up to the surface of my mind and pops, halfheartedly: ★★You gave that a lot of thought, huh?★★
The Jennifer Morgue