verb
move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically
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Gases bubbled up from the earth
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Marx's ideas have bubbled up in many places in Latin America
• Syn: ↑intumesce
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s
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ˌbubble ˈup [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they bubble up he/she/it bubbles up present participle bubbling up past tense bubbled up past participle bubbled up] phrasal verb
to increase and become more obvious
Tension could bubble up again at any time.
Thesaurus: to increase, or to increase somethingsynonym
Main entry: bubble
Useful english dictionary. 2012.