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well up

verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026

come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)

MWEWordset Dictionary

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
swell
pasttense
welled up
presentparticiple
welling up
thirdpersonsingular
wells up
pastparticiple
welled up