bottle up

verb

bottled up; bottling up; bottles up

: to keep (a feeling or emotion) inside instead of expressing it : to hide (a feeling or emotion)

She's kept her feelings about the accident bottled up for too long.

I know he's angry, but he bottles it up inside instead of talking to someone about it.

Examples of bottle up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ollie Gordon was bottled up by the line of scrimmage, stopped by Alex Huntley and Matthew Butler. — Tyler M. Carmona, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

Inside, two oversized water bottle pockets are designed to fit bottles up to 40 ounces, while multiple interior pockets keep everything organized and easily accessible. — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2026

My toxic trait is nighttime scrolling, but this eye gel is like a full night’s rest, bottled up. — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 12 July 2026

But Boyer remained faithful to her husband, initially bottling up those exciting feelings. — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

Rhymes for bottle up

• buttercup
• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup