"bubble up" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bubble ups [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bubble up (plural bubble ups)
  1. Alternative form of bubble-up Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bubble-up
    Sense id: en-bubble_up-en-noun-kU3g9qxJ

Verb

Forms: bubbles up [present, singular, third-person], bubbling up [participle, present], bubbled up [participle, past], bubbled up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bubble up (third-person singular simple present bubbles up, present participle bubbling up, simple past and past participle bubbled up)
  1. (intransitive) To move upward in bubbles or in a way suggesting bubbles. Tags: intransitive Synonyms (move upward): exestuate Translations (to move upwards): βλύζω (blúzō) (Ancient Greek), scateō (Latin), kamo (Maori), koropupū (Maori)
    Sense id: en-bubble_up-en-verb-uZXE7N9J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 84 5 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 23 64 14 Disambiguation of 'move upward': 98 2 Disambiguation of 'to move upwards': 100 0
  2. (intransitive) To emerge; to reach the surface. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-bubble_up-en-verb-8bfWvd3v

Inflected forms

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