welled up

English - Turkish

Definition of welled up in English Turkish dictionary

doldu

Gözlerime gözyaşları doldu. - Tears welled up in my eyes.

Gözleri yaşlarla doldu. - Her eyes welled up with tears.

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boşanmak

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akmak

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fışkırmak

English - English

Definition of welled up in English English dictionary

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well up

(of a liquid) rise up to the surface and spill or be about to spill. Well up is used with these nouns as the subject: anger, blood, eye, panic, tear

well up

as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things; "Strong emotions welled up"; "Smoke swelled from it

Etymology

() before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English wellan to cause to well; akin to Old English weallan to bubble, boil.