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well

/wɛl/ /wɛl/
Literary
  1. 1 (gözleri) dolmak, (duygu) kabarmak

Definition (English)

To rise to the surface and start to flow, used about tears or a strong feeling.

Example Sentences

  1. Tears welled in her eyes as she read the letter.
    Mektubu okurken gözleri doldu.
  2. Anger welled inside him when he heard the news.
    Haberi duyunca içinde öfke kabardı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base well
/wɛl/
Past welled
/wɛld/
Participle welled
/wɛld/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edwell → welled

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /l/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. welled /wɛld/

Synonyms

Collocations

well uptears well (up) in someone's eyeswell up inside

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