bubbled

verb

past tense of bubble
as in splashed
to flow in a broken irregular stream the soapy water bubbled down the drain

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Recent Examples of bubbled This week, in the zany world of SEC football, a bit of controversy bubbled to life. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 Rate hikes, power outages and now data centers coming online that threaten to strain the electric grid have all bubbled over ahead of the midterm. — Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 21 Sep. 2026 As anxiety punctured the tranquility of the suburb, questions bubbled up on everything from the community’s water and pesticide use to abandoned oil wells underneath. — Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026 After a groundswell of support for the renaming bubbled up in late 2025, the idea reached her. — Molly Davis, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026 Return to the oven and bake until the crumbles are golden brown and the jam has bubbled a bit at the edges, 30 to 40 minutes. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 The colors sparked an immediate sense of joy, and a fizz of anticipation bubbled through our group. — Megan Wilkes, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026 But at the bubble gum blowing contest at the Iowa State Fair, some people's confidence bubbled more impressively than their gum. — Norah Judson, Des Moines Register, 20 Aug. 2026 Manager Matt Quatraro said the issue first bubbled up over the weekend when the Royals played the Angels. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bubbled
  1. splashed
  2. washed
  3. rippled
  4. dripped
  5. trickled
  6. gurgled
  7. swirled
Verb
  • The spacecraft reentered over the Pacific and splashed down north of Hawaii three hours after blasting off from Texas.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The vehicle splashed down intact in the northern Pacific Ocean three hours and eight minutes after liftoff, causing another eruption of cheers from the folks gathered at Starbase.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of splashed
Verb
  • Fendi used washed gray denim for its straight-fitting jeans for men and women.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • From there, the exhibition gives way to the striking editorial images with which Pavarotti quickly made his name, set against walls washed in scarlet, fuchsia, canary yellow, plum, and terracotta.
    — Alison S. Cohn, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of washed
Verb
  • Escarpments were carved into beaches, asphalt rippled on the coastal highway, and tourists like Lester were left trapped.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Directly mirroring the music video, Yung Lean was flanked by a swath of dancers in school uniforms who rippled through captivating choreography created by Damien Jalet.
    — Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of rippled
Verb
  • Red fluid had come out of her mouth, and blood had dripped out of her nose, the doctor added.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Some passengers pulled out their phones to capture the bizarre scene as water dripped down into the cabin.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of dripped
Verb
  • As attendees trickled out of the meeting as the hours wore on, commissioners debated the future of the city’s film regulations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Word of Kreiz’s joining Paramount trickled out earlier in the day, but Ellison had already decided to wait until after market close to announce it.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of trickled
Verb
  • Serene spa music, a blend of classical piano and loudly chirping birds, trilled in the background as the machine sloshed and gurgled.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Luis was dressed in his hospital pyjamas; his pained breathing fogged his mask while the oxygen canister gurgled and whirred.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
Definition of gurgled
Verb
  • Rumors have swirled about their eyeing production jobs at Netflix and Sony.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The brand’s Classic Pecan Pie Ice Cream combines rich brown sugar ice cream with roasted pecans and, of course, pieces of flaky pie crust swirled with a pecan pie filling.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of swirled

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“Bubbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bubbled. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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