BUBBLED Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

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 Rate hikes, power outages and now data centers coming online that threaten to strain the electric grid have all bubbled over ahead of the midterm. — Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 21 Sep. 2026 As anxiety punctured the tranquility of the suburb, questions bubbled up on everything from the community’s water and pesticide use to abandoned oil wells underneath. — Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026 After a groundswell of support for the renaming bubbled up in late 2025, the idea reached her. — Molly Davis, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026 Return to the oven and bake until the crumbles are golden brown and the jam has bubbled a bit at the edges, 30 to 40 minutes. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 The colors sparked an immediate sense of joy, and a fizz of anticipation bubbled through our group. — Megan Wilkes, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026 But at the bubble gum blowing contest at the Iowa State Fair, some people's confidence bubbled more impressively than their gum. — Norah Judson, Des Moines Register, 20 Aug. 2026 Manager Matt Quatraro said the issue first bubbled up over the weekend when the Royals played the Angels. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026 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

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The high-energy video — which features the band performing in a Mexican dance hall with the lyrics splashed on the screen in black and red ooze — was shot in Mexico City earlier this year and directed by Mexican American duo Cliqua.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2026
The booster successfully came back down to Earth and splashed down in the Gulf as planned, and all six of Starship's engines powered it into successful orbital insertion.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of splashed

Verb

Scott Gifford, who lives on Venice Avenue, spent the day cleaning up debris that washed onto his property.

— Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
When buying new kitchen towels, check the care tag or product description and choose ones that can be safely washed in hot water.

— Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of washed

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Moments later, murmurs, then cheers, rippled out from where Pasitney, Gaudry, and Espersen stood.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
The researchers also observed cones of radiation extending out from the accretion disks of AGNs, where fast shocks both rippled through central regions and traveled perpendicular to the radiation cones.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of rippled

Verb

The protest camp, which had been reduced to a small corps of devotees, was growing by the hour as familiar faces trickled in for the moment of truth.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
While details about the wedding were initially kept under wraps, with guests reportedly asked to sign NDAs and lock away their phones for the evening, accounts from the night have slowly trickled out in the months following the nuptials.

— Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of trickled

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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

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This revelation comes shortly after rumors swirled about Beatrice and Eugenie potentially losing their royal titles.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 26 Sep. 2026
Beaches emptied out and dark clouds swirled above choppy seas, while Mexican authorities temporarily suspended classes in a number of areas on Tuesday.

— DESIREE BROOKS, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of swirled

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