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
The underlying tension was bubbling up to the surface.
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Jay Harris, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Remove the foil and continue to bake until the lasagna is tender all the way through when pierced with a knife, the cheese is bubbling and the top is golden brown, about 15 minutes more.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Uncover and continue to cook until cabbage is fork-tender and sauce is thickened and bubbling around the edges, 10 to 15 more minutes.
—Amanda Stanfield, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
Place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl and set over the pan, taking care the bowl doesn’t touch the bubbling water.
—Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025
Decades of pent-up animosity that Timothy has felt for Jay, much to his surprise, come bubbling to the surface.
—Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Dec. 2025
Bake until golden brown and bubbling, about 45 minutes.
—Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Nov. 2025
Their music captured and inspired all those feelings of resistance that were bubbling up in Lithuania and pretty much everywhere across the Soviet Union back then.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2025
This one, with its crispy edges and bubbling, cheesy topping, is impossible for even your most highbrow guests to resist.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bubbling
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Powdery mildews produce spores in spring that move to susceptible host tissue by insect or human activity, wind, or splashing raindrops.—
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Heidi Klum continued her barely-there swimwear streak on Tuesday, splashing in the waves while wearing a micro string bikini set.—
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The checklist for cleaning the kitchen was probably just washing dirty dishes, wiping down countertops, and mopping the floors.—
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Maintain good foot hygiene by washing feet at least daily.—
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Jessica Chastain wore a custom Cucinelli gown dripping in diamond accents and talked shop with DuVernay.—
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However things turn out next month, Bowe’s 38th birthday will coincide with another passage in her life, one dripping with anticipation and, perhaps, a dose of poignancy.—
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And the effects are rippling well beyond Caracas.—
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As drinking declines, the effects are rippling through the alcohol industry.—
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And then, a gurgling sound comes from Vecna.—
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Aggie is drawn tight as a string, a state of mind emphasized by sound design that cranks up every slamming door and gurgling drain even before Nile shows up on the scene.—
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Health care, housing, and education would be built to be affordable, driven by real results from the bottom up--not by party interests trickling down.—
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Little information is trickling in from other cities.—
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The clouds have been swirling around Andrews for much of the season.—
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Here, sea level rise is accelerating at some of the most extreme rates on Earth, while hurricanes increasingly are swirling ashore with an unprecedented ferociousness.—
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“Bubbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bubbling. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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