Wells up
‘American history wells up when Aretha sings’, said former US president Barack Obama.
What is the exact meaning of the verb wells up in the President's statement?
Is American history wells up a metaphor?
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This is an interesting one. " Tears "welling up" is a common sort of expression. It is so common, in fact, that I would argue "welling up" is nearly synonymous with "tearing up" at this point.
- This is an interesting one.
- " Tears "welling up" is a common sort of expression.
- It is so common, in fact, that I would argue "welling up" is nearly synonymous with "tearing up" at this point.
- American history welling up, on the other hand, is not so common an expression.
- But, ultimately, "well up" means to arise or to come about gradually, slowly.
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This is an interesting one. Typically, one encounters "well/wells/welled up" in sentences like this one: "Tears welled up in his eyes." Tears "welling up" is a common sort of expression. It is so common, in fact, that I would argue "welling up" is nearly synonymous with "tearing up" at this point.
American history welling up, on the other hand, is not so common an expressio
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