welling
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The cameras cut to Victor in the audience, welling up with tears.
From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026
"It could have been my son, quite simply," said one mourner, Mina, welling up with tears.
From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026
Miraculous moments in the story, such as water welling from a rock where Patrick later baptizes people, play out in a quiet tone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Before the match, Lily Woodham's grandmother, Doreen Woodham, said she was "welling up thinking about it".
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025
He could almost hear the god’s voice welling up from the depths of the sea.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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