Meaning & use
Welling
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Rising to the surface and flowing or threatening to flow, as tears or liquid from a spring.
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Tears began welling in her eyes as she read the letter.
Water was welling up from a crack in the basement floor.
A note on using this word
"Welling" comes from the noun "well," meaning a spring or source of water, and is most often used today in the phrase "welling up" to describe emotion or tears building before they spill over.
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