bubble up
To move upward in bubbles or in a way suggesting bubblesTo move upward in bubbles or in a way suggesting bubbles.
» Some clouds had bubbled up towards evening.
Gegen Abend haben sich ein paar Wolken gebildet.
Meaning
2 senses(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.
move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically
(intransitive)To reach the surface; to emerge.
Many of the old feelings bubbled up when I met her again.
Examples
5 sentencesSome clouds had bubbled up towards evening.
deGegen Abend haben sich ein paar Wolken gebildet. — manese
Don't let your own issues to bubble up at work.
Problems started to bubble up.
All Ziri's anger bubbled up to the surface.
Look within. Within is the fountain of the good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.
Forms
bubbles up, bubbling up, bubbled up, bubbled up| Base form | bubble up · to bubble up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bubbles up |
| Present participle | bubbling up |
| Past simple | bubbled up |
| Past participle | bubbled up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbs- bubble overпереливатися, перелитисяTo be very enthusiastic, or highly excited.
- bubble upTo move upward in bubbles or in a way suggesting bubbles.
- bubble inTo mark a response on a form, particularly on a multiple-choice exam, by filling in a circular area (‘bubble’).
- bubble underTo remain beneath a level.
Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb