English verb: well up | |||
1. | well up (stative) come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things) | ||
Samples | Strong emotions welled up. Smoke swelled from it. | ||
Synonyms | swell | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arise, develop, grow, originate, rise, spring up, uprise | ||