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
At the time, the local underground Indie music scene was bubbling – bands like Sikandar ka Mandar, Poor Rich Boy, Talal Qureshi, Keeray Makoray, Janoobi Khargosh and others had created their own niche sounds and personalities which stirred something up in Maanu.
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Sonya Rehman, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
One of my favorite positions was alongside a group of four outgoing Texans — full of fun and bubbling with laughter — who were all from the same town near Houston.
—Alexandra Kleeman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
The French have the historical edge, at least of topiary in its most exacting forms, with the grand formal gardens at the Palace of Versailles and swaths of rounded, bubbling topiary at the gardens of Marqueyssac.
—Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
In truth, Cinnamon Slate represents less of a break from the recent past than the continuation of subtler trends bubbling up to the surface.
—Tim Nelson, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2024
Some of these songs have been bubbling for five years.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
Tensions with Microsoft are also bubbling under the surface.
—Sejal Sharma, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2024
But without those other fan reactions bubbling ahead of its release allowing that more positive word of mouth to take over, the most ardent and dedicated fanboys wound up tuning it out completely.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2024
That’s why the recent tension in the Middle East – already simmering for a year, now bubbling slightly more furiously – has weighed on investor sentiment across the world.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
Sonya Rehman, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
One of my favorite positions was alongside a group of four outgoing Texans — full of fun and bubbling with laughter — who were all from the same town near Houston.
—Alexandra Kleeman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
The French have the historical edge, at least of topiary in its most exacting forms, with the grand formal gardens at the Palace of Versailles and swaths of rounded, bubbling topiary at the gardens of Marqueyssac.
—Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
In truth, Cinnamon Slate represents less of a break from the recent past than the continuation of subtler trends bubbling up to the surface.
—Tim Nelson, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2024
Some of these songs have been bubbling for five years.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
Tensions with Microsoft are also bubbling under the surface.
—Sejal Sharma, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2024
But without those other fan reactions bubbling ahead of its release allowing that more positive word of mouth to take over, the most ardent and dedicated fanboys wound up tuning it out completely.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2024
That’s why the recent tension in the Middle East – already simmering for a year, now bubbling slightly more furiously – has weighed on investor sentiment across the world.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Bubbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bubbling. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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