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Meanings of bubble over in English

Overflow with a certain feeling.

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        Examples for "overflow"
        Examples for "overflow"
        1
        Great Britain now commands capital, while China and India overflow with labor.
        The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 46, August, 1861 / A Magazi...
        2
        Pool that I did not consider New Orleans in danger from overflow.
        Rising tide: the great mississippi flood of 1927 and how it chan...
        3
        The general arrangement of a leap weir overflow is shown in Fig.
        The Sewerage of Sea Coast Towns
        4
        An additional emergency overflow ground has also been arranged, said the statement.
        The South African
        5
        The new system will enable Kassel to transfer overflow calls to Dublin.
        The Irish Times
        1
        The danger is that unavoidable competition will spill over into unnecessary conflict.
        The Irish Times
        2
        I was afraid the violence would inevitably spill over on the hotel.
        An ordinary man
        3
        Everything that had happened recently bubbled inside her, ready to spill over.
        Ali’s Pretty Little Lies
        4
        For the first time in days no tears threatened to spill over.
        The frailty of flesh
        5
        The Whanganui River was no longer expected to spill over its stopbanks.
        Radio NZ
        Usage of bubble over in English
        1
        The Matildas began to look rattled and frustrations threatened to bubble over.
        The Guardian
        2
        When that politician fails to show up, their frustrations will bubble over.
        The Guardian
        3
        She's always telling me that I ought to bubble over with mirth.
        What Katy Did at School
        4
        Keep an eye on it, it can bubble over quite quickly.
        The Irish Times
        5
        Do you think we could get a bubble over that hatch?
        Earth Unaware
        6
        This explained the housekeeper's joyous spirits, which seemed to bubble over in her.
        Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks / Book Number Fifteen...
        7
        His pleasure caused him to fairly bubble over with good nature.
        The Outdoor Chums After Big Game; Or, Perilous Adventures in the...
        8
        You and Pitoso get a bubble over that hatch you found.
        Earth Unaware
        9
        We might bubble over, but we should be just as hungry as ever.
        Two Boys in Wyoming: A Tale of Adventure / (Northwest Series, No...
        10
        She watched water bubble over the rim of Cormac's bucket.
        Celtic fire
        11
        Directions on microwave meal: "Take precautions, as gravy may bubble over." Precautions?
        Twitter wit: brilliance in 140 characters or less
        12
        One supreme thought made his heart bubble over with joy:
        Andy the Acrobat / Or, Out with the Greatest Show on Earth
        13
        They were facing south, where a great white light formed a bubble over 119.
        Under the dome: a novel
        14
        Why should he bubble over with gratitude for having been at last treated fairly?
        The Price of Love
        15
        A few minutes later all three began to bubble over, and he got more pans.
        Raftmates: A Story of the Great River
        16
        She winked at Bess, who was always apt to " bubble over."
        The Motor Girls on a Tour
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