noun
Meaning 1
Alternative form of bubble-up.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
bubble up
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verb
Meaning 2
To move upward in bubbles or in a way suggesting bubbles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
- The kid was fascinated by the air bubbling up from the aquarium vent.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blubber, exestuate
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To reach the surface; to emerge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
- Many of the old feelings bubbled up when I met her again.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Gases bubbled up from the earth
- Marx's ideas have bubbled up in many places in Latin America
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: intumesce
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: surface, come up, rise up, rise
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Ancient Greek: βλύζω (blúzō) — to move upwards
- Latin: scateō — to move upwards
- Māori: kamo — to move upwards
- Māori: koropupū — to move upwards