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bubbling up

bubbling up is the present participle and gerund 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 bubbling up

What is bubbling up the present participle and gerund of?
Bubbling up is the present participle and gerund of bubble up.

Words near bubbling up in the dictionary

  1. bubbliness
  2. bubbling
  3. bubbling in
  4. bubbling over
  5. bubbling under
  6. bubbling up
  7. bubblingly
  8. bubblings
  9. bubblish
  10. bubblization
  11. bubbly

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