Meanings
verbbubble in (third-person singular simple present bubbles in, present participle bubbling in, simple past and past participle bubbled in)
present singular third person bubbles in · participle present bubbling in · participle past bubbled in · past bubbled in
- transitiveTo mark a response on a form, particularly on a multiple-choice exam, by filling in a circular area (‘bubble’).
Once you’ve answered all of the questions on one or two pages, bubble in your answers before turning the page.
2020, Staff of the Princeton Review, Cracking the AP Statistics Exam, 2020 edition, page 76
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