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bubble in

bubble in verb: to mark a response on a form, particularly on a multiple-choice exam, by filling in a circular area (‘bubble’).

Verb

bubble in (third-person singular simple present bubbles in, present participle bubbling in, simple past and past participle bubbled in)

  1. (transitive) To mark a response on a form, particularly on a multiple-choice exam, by filling in a circular area (‘bubble’).
    • Once you’ve answered all of the questions on one or two pages, bubble in your answers before turning the page.2020, Staff of the Princeton Review, Cracking the AP Statistics Exam, 2020 edition, page 76

Forms of bubble in

third-person singular presentbubbles in
present participlebubbling in
past participlebubbled in
pastbubbled in

Questions about bubble in

What does bubble in mean?
Bubble in means to mark a response on a form, particularly on a multiple-choice exam, by filling in a circular area (‘bubble’).
What part of speech is bubble in?
Bubble in is a verb.
What is the past tense of bubble in?
The past tense of bubble in is bubbled in.

Words near bubble in in the dictionary

  1. bubble fusion
  2. bubble gum
  3. bubble gums
  4. bubble gut
  5. bubble guts
  6. bubble in
  7. bubble letter
  8. bubble level
  9. bubble levels
  10. bubble mailer
  11. bubble mailers

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