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 Drenching storms first bubbled up late Thursday morning in southeastern Pennsylvania and expanded northeast to parts of New Jersey and New York City. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 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 Hathaway previously addressed the fake pregnancy rumors — which have bubbled up online in recent weeks — at Sunday’s premiere for her latest movie, The End of Oak Street. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Aug. 2026 The broiling temperatures released toxic gases and hazardous liquid waste that bubbled up to the surface. — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 Older residents say hundreds of freshwater outlets once bubbled across this landscape. — Umar Farooq, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2026 There was a New York Times bestselling author at the bar sipping a martini, and the vast room out back (which Sullivan plans to use as event space) bubbled with conversation. — Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bubbled
  1. splashed
  2. washed
  3. rippled
  4. dripped
  5. trickled
  6. gurgled
  7. swirled
Verb
  • Some rolled and splashed in the shallows, regulating their body temperature after lying in the Arctic sun, others lay motionless, deep in sleep.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Its blood had drawn crooked and contorted lines on the ground, as if a painter had splashed colorful strokes on a canvas to create a postmodern masterpiece.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of splashed
Verb
  • And because nobody washed the dishes before tossing them into the feasting pit, King and his colleagues (in a 2017 study) could analyze the microscopic residue of ancient drinks that had soaked into the ceramic.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The towel is no longer absorbent or has a greasy-type feeling after it has been washed.
    — Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of washed
Verb
  • These random interactions created music that rippled through the Armory and its incredible acoustics.
    — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 28 Aug. 2026
  • News of her death rippled across social media, with many paying tribute.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of rippled
Verb
  • Nidhi’s neighbor Payal had a cocker spaniel named Lucy, who regularly dripped spots of blood onto the driveway.
    — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Despite the flow of cold air from the gap in the doorjamb, every first-floor window dripped with condensation.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of dripped
Verb
  • Yellow median posts block the kind of dramatic U-turn Knight took after the shooting, driving furiously back toward The Strip as blood trickled down his face.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The hardening of the administration toward all immigrants, undocumented or not, has trickled down to Idaho.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 20 Aug. 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
  • Yet fighting for the spotlight could be the least of their problems, as questions swirled over how the Sussexes would actually pull off life in Britain.
    — Lauryn Overhultz , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The inaugural effort was vanilla ice cream swirled with pistachio cream and bits of Meyer lemon shortbread, but the current iteration infuses hochija tea into the ice cream base with a crunchy black sesame swirl.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of swirled

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“Bubbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bubbled. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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