upbubble

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verb

To bubble upward.

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Meanings

verbupbubble (third-person singular simple present upbubbles, present participle upbubbling, simple past and past participle upbubbled)

present singular third person upbubbles · participle present upbubbling · participle past upbubbled · past upbubbled

  1. intransitiveTo bubble upward.

    His spout was short, slow, and laborious; coming forth with a choking sort of gush, and spending itself in torn shreds, followed by strange subterranean commotions in him, which seemed to have egress at his other buried extremity, causing the waters behind him to upbubble.

    1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick

Origin

From up- + bubble.

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APA

upbubble. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upbubble

MLA

“upbubble.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upbubble. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upbubble,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upbubble.

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