bottle up

phrasal 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

The best sea salt sprays bottle up that post-ocean magic—think tousled texture, beachy volume, and effortless cool. —Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 30 June 2025

For this unique experience catering to the most acute wine connoisseurs, Barnum-Dann pulls bottles up to 60 years old, including a coveted vintage port and sweet Hungarian aszú wine. —Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025

In Game 1, the Pacers bottled up Gilgeous-Alexander’s supporting cast. —Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025

Root beer and other sodas are costing a little more than last year, with the liter bottle up 2% but that is still cheaper than buying the soda by the can. —Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 24 June 2025

Rhymes for bottle up

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