welling (up)

verb

present participle of well (up)
as in running over

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running over
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  • The trial is expected to start Thursday for a man accused of fatally running over his girlfriend, a junior in high school, in Burlington in 2023 during a night allegedly involving underage drinking and a violent argument.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
  • It surely was meant to evoke Atlanta’s throwback helmet, which is an homage to the team’s original red helmet used from 1966 to 1969 that featured the falcon logo on the sides and the stripes running over the top and down the center.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
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“Welling (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welling%20%28up%29. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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