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bubbles up

bubbles up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 bubbles up

What is bubbles up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bubbles up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bubble up.

Words near bubbles up in the dictionary

  1. bubblers
  2. bubbles
  3. bubbles in
  4. bubbles over
  5. bubbles under
  6. bubbles up
  7. bubblesome
  8. bubblest
  9. bubblet
  10. bubbleth
  11. bubbletop

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