verb
- present participle of well; rising or flowing upward like water from a spring
- filling with emotion that seems to rise from within
noun
- the action of rising or flowing upward
Examples
- Tears were welling up in her eyes as she read the letter.
- Water was welling from the broken pipe in the basement.
- He felt anger welling inside him at the unfair treatment.
- The spring water kept welling up through the rocks.
- Pride was welling in her chest as she watched her daughter graduate.
- The welling of emotions made it hard for him to speak.
- Oil began welling from the ground after they struck the deposit.