בִּעְבֵּעַ, to cast bubbles, to form protuberances, to bulge. Mikv. X, 4 עד שיְבַעְבְּעוּ until they (the garments dipped in water) form bulges; v. preced. Yalk. Sam. 157; Midr. Till. to Ps. XVIII, 3 (read:) שהיה שמן המשחה מְבַעְבֵּעַ ויורד עליו the oil of anointment came bubbling down upon him.
בִּעְבֵּעַ, to struggle in the water, swim. Y. Sabb. XIII, 14ᵇ top.; Y. Sot. III, 19ᵃ top. תינוק מב׳ וכ׳ a child struggling in the river. Y. Yoma III, 41ᵃ התחיל מב׳ וכ׳ commenced casting up bubbles from under the ship (Bab. ib. 38ᵃ מבצבצת).