Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bubble under

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables: bub-ble un-der
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remain beneath a level.

Intransitive verb

verb

To be in the background or margins of a phenomenon.

Intransitive verb

verb

To be successful on a modest scale, without yet being fully established.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"The results bubbled under the limit."
"The Republicans were bubbling under in the area, waiting for an electoral break."
"The band was still bubbling under then, but their fame was about to explode."
"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."
"The new wave of green power is bubbling under in Swansea Bay."

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

bubbles under (present, singular) bubbling under (participle, present) bubbled under (participle, past) bubbled under (past)

Questions

What does bubble under mean?: To remain beneath a level.

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