verb
Meaning 1
To remain beneath a level.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
- The results bubbled under the limit.
Meaning relationships
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Phrase guide
bubble under
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verb
Meaning 2
To be in the background or margins of a phenomenon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
- The Republicans were bubbling under in the area, waiting for an electoral break.
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verb
Meaning 3
To be successful on a modest scale, without yet being fully established.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
- The band was still bubbling under then, but their fame was about to explode.
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History
Etymology
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