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English to English verb
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move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically |  | Example: Gases bubbled up from the earth Marx's ideas have bubbled up in many places in Latin America
source: wordnet30
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expand abnormally |  | Example: The bellies of the starving children are swelling
source: wordnet30
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To enlarge or expand with heat; to swell; specifically, to swell up or bubble up under the action of heat, as before the blowpipe. |  | source: webster1913
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