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welling

NOUN

emanation

Synonyms

STRONG

beginning derivation drainage effluence effluent efflux effusion ejaculation emission escape exhalation exudation flow flowing gush issuance issuing leakage oozing origin origination outflow proceeding radiation

WEAK

arising emerging outpour springing

Antonyms

STRONG

completion conclusion consequence effect end goal outcome outgrowth result termination

WEAK

taking withdrawal

Example Sentences

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"Talking to you, I can feel myself welling up at times but I'm trying to contain myself because I want to get this across so the supporters can understand where I'm coming from."

From BBC • May 27, 2026

“I lost it,” he said, tears welling, “I never thought anybody thought that of me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

The cameras cut to Victor in the audience, welling up with tears.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

"It could have been my son, quite simply," said one mourner, Mina, welling up with tears.

From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026

Not the imprisoned moonlight welling through the marble walls of Minas Ithil long ago, Tower of the Moon, fair and radiant in the hollow of the hills.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

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