bubbled

verb

past tense of bubble
as in splashed
to flow in a broken irregular stream the soapy water bubbled down the drain

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Recent Examples of bubbled Hathaway previously addressed the fake pregnancy rumors — which have bubbled up online in recent weeks — at Sunday’s premiere for her latest movie, The End of Oak Street. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Aug. 2026 The broiling temperatures released toxic gases and hazardous liquid waste that bubbled up to the surface. — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 Older residents say hundreds of freshwater outlets once bubbled across this landscape. — Umar Farooq, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2026 There was a New York Times bestselling author at the bar sipping a martini, and the vast room out back (which Sullivan plans to use as event space) bubbled with conversation. — Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026 Earlier in the episode, the bad blood between Tamra and Shannon Storms Beador over the last few seasons bubbled up in the storyline. — Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 10 July 2026 Akin to those same emotions that bubbled up inside White upon re-signing. — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026 Discussion about the number Peterson would wear for his rookie season had bubbled since Tuesday night. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 28 June 2026 Since outrage bubbled up in Kenya, some other countries have negotiated shorter terms for sharing data and pandemic specimens, and have inserted additional protections, according to the Public Citizen analysis. — Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bubbled
  1. splashed
  2. washed
  3. rippled
  4. dripped
  5. trickled
  6. gurgled
  7. swirled
Verb
  • The 10-day mission began on April 1 of this year, flew around the moon and back, and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on April 10.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • After a slow start during a loss to the Golden State Valkyries on Sunday, the Sparks splashed 23 points in the first quarter.
    — Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of splashed
Verb
  • Dozens of homes were washed from foundations, bridges were damaged and about 13,200 customers on the Big Island remained without power Thursday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Hands should get washed after coughing, sneezing or blowing the nose.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of washed
Verb
  • Every now and then, a cheer rippled through as players entered the stands to greet fans and sign autographs.
    — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Ever since work began on an ICE facility on the outskirts of Gilroy earlier this year, fear has rippled through much of the community.
    — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Definition of rippled
Verb
  • Nidhi’s neighbor Payal had a cocker spaniel named Lucy, who regularly dripped spots of blood onto the driveway.
    — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Despite the flow of cold air from the gap in the doorjamb, every first-floor window dripped with condensation.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of dripped
Verb
  • Those wholesale prices have trickled down to homeowners, with electricity prices outpacing inflation since the end of the pandemic (see chart).
    — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026
  • These forever chemicals, also known as PFAS or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, have leached from everything from firefighting foam to waterproof clothing to nonstick cookware and trickled into the aquifer — the source of our drinking water.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of trickled
Verb
  • Serene spa music, a blend of classical piano and loudly chirping birds, trilled in the background as the machine sloshed and gurgled.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Luis was dressed in his hospital pyjamas; his pained breathing fogged his mask while the oxygen canister gurgled and whirred.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
Definition of gurgled
Verb
  • In the days after Ocasio-Cortez began documenting her egg-freezing, rumors swirled around her relationship status.
    — Anna Russell, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
  • One man desperately clung to a light pole in Cambridge City as muddy, brown water swirled around him, before he was eventually rescued.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of swirled

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