welled
Rose from within
Welled is the past tense of well, meaning to rise up or flow forth like water from a spring.
Tears welled in her eyes.
Emotions welled up inside him.
Blood welled from the wound.
The word suggests liquid or feeling emerging gradually from within, building toward overflow.
Violent pulls apart
- eyesOrgans of sight
- emotionComplex psychological state
- cryingEmotional tear release
- sobbedWept audibly and convulsively
choked · sentiment · grief · sorrow · heartache · joy · nostalgia · yearning
tears
Violent pulls apart
sobbed · choked · sentiment · grief · sorrow · heartache · joy · nostalgia · yearning · anguish
surged
Increased suddenly and forcefully
brimmed · overflowed · spilled · filled · mounted · rushed · gathered · built · accumulated · crescendoed
spring
Recoiling metal spiral
- sourcePoint of origin
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
artesian · geyser · fountain · oasis · bubbled · seeped · percolated · gurgled · trickled · emerged
- oh wellExpression of mild resignation
- well doneThoroughly cooked, or congratulations
- doing wellSucceeding or healthy
- very wellAssent, often reluctant
- get wellReturn to health
- get well soonWish for quick healing