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welled

/wɛld/

welled is the simple past and past participle of well.

Meaning of well

Verb

well (third-person singular simple present wells, present participle welling, simple past and past participle welled)

  1. (intransitive) To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring.
    • [Blood] welled from out the wound.1697, Virgil, “The Tenth Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC
  2. (intransitive) To have something seep out of the surface.
    • Her eyes welled with tears.

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Words formed from welled

Phrases with welled

Words that rhyme with welled

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Questions about welled

What is welled the simple past and past participle of?
Welled is the simple past and past participle of well.
How do you pronounce welled?
Welled is pronounced /wɛld/.

Words near welled in the dictionary

  1. welldoers
  2. welldoing
  3. Welldon
  4. welldone
  5. Welldons
  6. welled
  7. welled up
  8. Wellens' sign
  9. Wellens' syndrome
  10. Wellentheorie
  11. weller

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