Bubble Up (Verb)
Meaning
Move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically; "Gases bubbled up from the earth"; "Marx's ideas have bubbled up in many places in Latin America".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- As the mixture heated up, tiny air bubbles formed and bubbled up to the surface of the liquid.
- Their deep-seated emotions finally bubbled up and they couldn't keep it inside anymore.
- Fumes from the factory began to bubble up through the surrounding soil.
- Gases bubbled up from the ocean floor as a sign of an underwater volcanic eruption.
- Tensions between the two countries have been simmering for years and are starting to bubble up again.