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bubble in en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To mark a response on a form, particularly on a multiple-choice exam, by filling in a circular area (‘bubble’).
    • Once you’ve answered all of the questions on one or two pages, bubble in your answers before turning the page. 2020, Staff of the Princeton Review, Cracking the AP Statistics Exam, 2020 edition, page 76

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
bubbling in Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bubbled in Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bubbled in Tense=Past lexicographic
bubbles in Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic