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
Once butter is melted and bubbling, add 3 soaked bread slices to pan and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side.
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
The version of Hamlet that’s been bubbling inside Ahmed since his senior school days receives its world premiere Saturday at the Telluride Film Festival.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Amid the chaos and fear, Andor doesn’t have the space to explore his bubbling uncertainties.
—Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
Fears from the past and unconscious patterns could be bubbling up, but something feels different this time.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
In Plaza Uta El-Hammam, mint tea steams beside tagines bubbling with saffron and apricots—while the 15th-century Kasbah (a clay-brick fortress) houses an Andalusian garden and ethnographic museum.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
This often results in sheer hatred toward the other individual bubbling away in our subconscious, sometimes without the other person ever knowing that there’s anything wrong.
—Scott Bryan, Variety, 17 Aug. 2025
Amid the upheaval, company leaders shifted their eyes to the east, where state economic officials pitched Colorado as a fast-growing and highly educated purple state with a bubbling startup culture and pro-business policies.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
Picture a snowy hike to a rustic rifugio for a bubbling plate of truffle polenta, or a candlelit soak in an alpine spa followed by a crisp vermouth in a sleek hotel lounge, mountains glowing outside the windows.
—Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
The version of Hamlet that’s been bubbling inside Ahmed since his senior school days receives its world premiere Saturday at the Telluride Film Festival.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Amid the chaos and fear, Andor doesn’t have the space to explore his bubbling uncertainties.
—Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
Fears from the past and unconscious patterns could be bubbling up, but something feels different this time.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
In Plaza Uta El-Hammam, mint tea steams beside tagines bubbling with saffron and apricots—while the 15th-century Kasbah (a clay-brick fortress) houses an Andalusian garden and ethnographic museum.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
This often results in sheer hatred toward the other individual bubbling away in our subconscious, sometimes without the other person ever knowing that there’s anything wrong.
—Scott Bryan, Variety, 17 Aug. 2025
Amid the upheaval, company leaders shifted their eyes to the east, where state economic officials pitched Colorado as a fast-growing and highly educated purple state with a bubbling startup culture and pro-business policies.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
Picture a snowy hike to a rustic rifugio for a bubbling plate of truffle polenta, or a candlelit soak in an alpine spa followed by a crisp vermouth in a sleek hotel lounge, mountains glowing outside the windows.
—Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bubbling
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Kotb included other photos of the kids splashing in the water and sitting on the dock, as well as a selfie of all the kids with herself and Dreyer.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The pictures also showed her playing in the back yard, splashing in a paddling pool, going running with her dad, and enjoying the sand on her paws at the beach.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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If a separate closet or dresser outside the bathroom is unavailable to you, then Trosclair advises being diligent in cycling through your linens and washing them regularly to fight any mildewing, molding, or weathering from the moisture.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
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As my colleague Yasmin Tayag has written, corporations have been MAHA-washing their products to highlight those free of artificial dyes, high-fructose corn syrup, and seed oils.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
1 Sep. 2025
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The new collections reimagine the classic Bird on a Rock motif, brought to life by Jean Schlumberger in 1965, and takes its design cues from a bird’s wing, as well as the layered look of a bird’s plumage, to create graceful, sculptural pieces dripping in diamonds and other gemstones.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
2 Sep. 2025
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An ice machine in the middle of the room had a drain line dripping into a 5-gallon bucket.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Video reviewed and verified by ABC News shows the moment the tower collapses, rippling the canvas of an encampment's tents.—
Morgan Winsor,
ABC News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Its iconic skyline frames towering landmarks like Willis Tower (once the tallest building in the world) and the rippling Aqua Tower.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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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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Within is a hidden world of trickling springs and deep, dark pools.—
Eva Frederick,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2025
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Every summer, Saturday Night Live departures start trickling in.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Trump not only addressed the rumors swirling about his death and health in the speech to his top allies, but also the controversial changes to the historic rose garden.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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Thaksin’s hospital case Speculation is now swirling in Thailand that Thaksin may not return.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Bubbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bubbling. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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