bubble under


verb(intr, adverb)
  1. to remain just beneath a particular level

  2. to continue in the background or under the surface

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How to use bubble under in a sentence

  • Like a bubble under water, that which had been striving for utterance came to the surface.

    The Adventures of Kathlyn | Harold MacGrath
  • The canoes glided rapidly down the stream, making the water hiss and bubble under their bows.

    In the Wilds of Africa | W.H.G. Kingston
  • The white Higuerota soared out of the shadows of rock and earth like a frozen bubble under the moon.