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wells up

wells up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of well up.

Meaning of well up

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To gradually or steadily flow upwards or outwards so as to begin to fill or overflow something.
    • Oil was welling up out of the borehole.
  2. (broadly, figuratively) To accumulate within one, to the point of overwhelming one.
    • Emotion welled up inside me.

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Questions about wells up

What is wells up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Wells up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of well up.

Words near wells up in the dictionary

  1. wellrested
  2. wells
  3. Wells County
  4. Wells Crossing
  5. Wells River
  6. wells up
  7. Wells-next-the-Sea
  8. Wellsboro
  9. Wellsburg
  10. wellscreen
  11. wellscreens

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