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well up meaning in Tamil

மல்கு malku

well up in Tamil: மல்கு (malku). In English, well up means to gradually or steadily flow upwards or outwards so as to begin to fill or overflow something.

Tamil words for well up

to well up
மல்கு malku

English meaning of well up

  1. verb To gradually or steadily flow upwards or outwards so as to begin to fill or overflow something.
  2. verb To accumulate within one, to the point of overwhelming one.
  3. adjective Well versed; well acquainted (in or on).

Full definition of well up

well up in a sentence

  • Oil was welling up out of the borehole.
  • As soon as I heard news of his death, tears started to well up in my eyes.
  • Emotion welled up inside me.

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Questions about well up in Tamil

What is the meaning of well up in Tamil?
Well up in Tamil is மல்கு (malku).
well up என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Well up: மல்கு (malku).
What does well up mean in English?
Well up means to gradually or steadily flow upwards or outwards so as to begin to fill or overflow something.

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Tamil words from Wiktionary's Tamil entries whose English meaning is “well up”: மல்கு. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: well up (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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