BUBBLED Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

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 And then this whole thing bubbled up recently with Michael Fishman, which was very hard to watch. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026 And for the artists of a genre that first bubbled up three decades ago, reparto’s global takeover is just getting started. — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026 In the back, tanks bubbled with live lobsters while crawfish squirmed in boxes nearby. — Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026 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

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Beefy tomato slices splashed with buttermilk dressing and earthy, concentrated tomato vine vinegar.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Rounding out the lineup are the Amarcord 82 and Amarcord 86, which splashed onto the scene this summer.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of splashed

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Items such as the coffee pots, dispensing nozzles for cappuccino and frazil machines must be washed and sanitized as needed.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
This is a cold washed process bean, meaning the cherry pulp is washed away from the bean before it’s put in cold storage for 72 hours and then dried.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of washed

Verb

Reactions have rippled throughout the extended web of DWTS personnel and alums, and the latest to weigh in is Gleb Savchenko, a seasoned pro who sat out this entire season after his own share of controversy.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2026
Further complicating the government's efforts to bring the French deficit under control are nationwide student protests, which have rippled outward from Paris since late September.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of rippled

Verb

As that water dripped across the shelter floor, calcium carbonate settled on anything lying around—logs, leaves, pine cones, and Neanderthal tools.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026
The castles are built by hand using sprayed and dripped water to form pillars, tunnels, fountains, crawl spaces and slides.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of dripped

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View this post on Instagram Because of the news of her divorce, the post trickled through the celebrity gossip outlets, and that coverage in turn propagated the post through Google search.

— Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of trickled

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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

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Rumors have swirled about a new album from collaborators who quickly backpedaled on their statements.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
Chatter swirled earlier in the week over the rumor that Jay-Z will recommend himself as the headlining performer for the Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show next year, which also takes place at SoFi Stadium.

— Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of swirled

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