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bubbled up

bubbled up is the simple past and past participle of bubble up.

Meaning of bubble up

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To move upward in bubbles or in a way suggesting bubbles.
    • The kid was fascinated by the air bubbling up from the aquarium vent.
    Synonyms:
    blubber, exestuate
  2. (intransitive) To reach the surface; to emerge.
    • Many of the old feelings bubbled up when I met her again.

Questions about bubbled up

What is bubbled up the simple past and past participle of?
Bubbled up is the simple past and past participle of bubble up.

Words near bubbled up in the dictionary

  1. bubbleable
  2. bubbled
  3. bubbled in
  4. bubbled over
  5. bubbled under
  6. bubbled up
  7. bubblefish
  8. bubblegoose
  9. bubblegooses
  10. bubblegrunge
  11. bubblegum

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