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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

bubble under en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To remain beneath a level.
    • The results bubbled under the limit.
  2. (intransitive) To be in the background or margins of a phenomenon.
    • The Republicans were bubbling under in the area, waiting for an electoral break.
  3. (intransitive) To be successful on a modest scale, without yet being fully established.
    • The new wave of green power is bubbling under in Swansea Bay. 2015 November 25, The Independent:
    • The record first happened a few years ago in Florida and had considerable sales. A year later, the record broke out again in Florida and again experienced considerable sales. Both times, it either made the chart or bubbled under. 1971, Billboard, volume 83, number 13, page 31:
    • The band was still bubbling under then, but their fame was about to explode.

Forms

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