bubble
noun
a nearly spherical body of gas contained in a liquid.
have been bubbling
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present perfect progressiveof bubble.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The La Brea Tar Pits, a geological heritage site, have been bubbling since prehistoric times, with more than 3.5 million fossils discovered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
Against that backdrop, concerns from the other candidates - Kate Forbes and Ash Regan - have been bubbling away.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2023
These mass walkouts have been bubbling up for years, delayed largely by the sense that Brits should keep a “stiff upper lip” about the issues we face.
From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2023
Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, the former head of a Sri Lankan Defense Ministry think tank, said concerns have been bubbling for months about the prospect of a military takeover, and would only deepen after Monday’s violence.
From Washington Post ● May 10, 2022
Usually he would have been bubbling over with gayety at the honor of being chosen a companion for a long walk to the florist's, but now the conversation was all on one side.
From The Story of the Big Front Door by Mary Finley Leonard
