welling
Tears beginning formation
Welling describes something rising up and flowing outward, usually liquid from a contained source.
Tears well in eyes, blood wells from a wound, water wells up from underground springs.
The word extends to emotions that surge from within: Gratitude welled up in her chest.
The present participle of well, it captures the moment of emergence before overflow.
Violent pulls apart
- eyesOrgans of sight
- feelingsEmotional responses experienced internally
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
joy · sadness · overwhelm · choking · sobbing · crying · moved · touched
Rising with sudden force
- gushingFlowing out forcefully
- risingAct of ascending
- brimmingFull to the top
- overflowingExceeding capacity, spilling out
pooling · filling · gathering · springing · seeping · bubbling · streaming · flowing
Point of origin
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- fountainheadOriginal source of something
- artesianGroundwater under natural pressure
geyser · seepage · springhead · upwelling · natural · fresh · mineral · thermal
Enclosed roofed structure
- mountingSteadily increasing in degree
- growingIncreasing or enlarging
- intensifyingIncreasing in strength
- escalatingIncreasing by degrees
amplifying · heightening · accumulating · gathering · strengthening · rising · surging · expanding
tears
Violent pulls apart
grief · joy · sadness · overwhelm · choking · sobbing · crying · moved · touched · overcome
surging
Rising with sudden force
overflowing · pooling · filling · gathering · springing · seeping · bubbling · streaming · flowing · spilling
source
Point of origin
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- fountainheadOriginal source of something
artesian · geyser · seepage · springhead · upwelling · natural · fresh · mineral · thermal · oasis
building
Enclosed roofed structure
- mountingSteadily increasing in degree
- growingIncreasing or enlarging
- intensifyingIncreasing in strength
escalating · amplifying · heightening · accumulating · gathering · strengthening · rising · surging · expanding · deepening
- overflowingoverflow, brimming, brimful, running over, spill
- outflowoutflow, outpour, outpouring, efflux, effluent
- tear systemtears, tear gland, tear glands, tear duct, tear ducts