as in splashing
to flow in a broken irregular stream
the soapy water bubbled down the drain
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Recent Examples of bubbling
Further up the avenue, Claudie channels the South of France, complete with a bubbling fountain in its picturesque courtyard, while across the street, seductive spot Felice dishes up excellent pasta and tiramisu.
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Sara Liss, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
But in reality, it’s been bubbling up for months.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Adoption exceeded expectations, satisfaction scores held steady, and innovation began bubbling up as teams discovered new ways to apply Copilot beyond the initial roadmap.
—Christopher Lind, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
In addition to the studio, which Seamen converted into a living room adorned with an oversized floral mural, the first floor has a patio with a bubbling fountain, an office, and a powder room.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025
Although likely unknown to older audiences, the platform is hugely popular with younger comedy fans, and has become a bubbling cauldron for emergent voices.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
While your cider is reducing on the stove, your kitchen fills with the fragrance of warm spices and bubbling sugar.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
Bake in preheated oven until cheese has melted and mixture is bubbling around edges, about 10 minutes.
—Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
During an appearance on New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce in September 2023, just weeks after Kelce's now-fiancée Taylor Swift was spotted at her first Chiefs game amid their then-bubbling romance, Jones happily embraced the singer's fans tuning into games.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Sara Liss, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
But in reality, it’s been bubbling up for months.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Adoption exceeded expectations, satisfaction scores held steady, and innovation began bubbling up as teams discovered new ways to apply Copilot beyond the initial roadmap.
—Christopher Lind, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
In addition to the studio, which Seamen converted into a living room adorned with an oversized floral mural, the first floor has a patio with a bubbling fountain, an office, and a powder room.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025
Although likely unknown to older audiences, the platform is hugely popular with younger comedy fans, and has become a bubbling cauldron for emergent voices.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
While your cider is reducing on the stove, your kitchen fills with the fragrance of warm spices and bubbling sugar.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
Bake in preheated oven until cheese has melted and mixture is bubbling around edges, about 10 minutes.
—Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
During an appearance on New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce in September 2023, just weeks after Kelce's now-fiancée Taylor Swift was spotted at her first Chiefs game amid their then-bubbling romance, Jones happily embraced the singer's fans tuning into games.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bubbling
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Power to the People is a portrait of John and Yoko as a young married couple splashing down in New York City, making friends with the local radicals and con men and boho scenesters.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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Monday’s flight was similar to the previous one, again deploying a batch of mock Starlink satellites, briefly re-lighting its engines in space and testing new heat shield tiles during its blazing hot return from space before splashing down west of Australia.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Then, warm soap water fills up to the chest level automatically, washing the user without any movement required.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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The creators claim that the R2's three-stage auto-washing system can handle the toughest stains and debris, cleaning up to 400 sq ft (around 37 sq m) of carpet per hour while recycling dirty water to reduce waste.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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With blood dripping down its white fur in dramatic form, the enormous polar bear ultimately succeeds in brushing off the black bear.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
8 Oct. 2025
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Produced before the rigid censorship of Hollywood’s Hays Code, The Old Dark House is much more explicit than horror films in the years to follow, dripping with provocations and innuendos, with a daring sensibility befitting a director whose own personal life flew in the face of convention.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The instability that followed has haunted Macron ever since and the effects are now rippling through the economy.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, the fallout of shuttered government is rippling across the economy.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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With its idyllic front lawn, gurgling fountain, and two-story deck, Elmwood 1820 Bed & Breakfast Inn is a sight to behold.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
26 Aug. 2025
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While gently gliding down a clear Jamaican river, surrounded by dense green jungle, the sound of water trickling along the raft and birds in the distance gives the video an idyllic feel at first glance.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The headlines have been trickling out, but one of the biggest takeaways is that the former VP still seems undecided as to what's next for her.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There is already so much disinformation swirling about voting systems and their security.—
Bente Birkeland,
NPR,
18 Oct. 2025
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These two names have been swirling in speculation about Cena's final matches.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Bubbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bubbling. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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