Definition of well up in English English dictionary
(of a liquid) rise up to the surface and spill or be about to spill. Well up is used with these nouns as the subject: anger, blood, eye, panic, tear
as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things; "Strong emotions welled up"; "Smoke swelled from it
well up
Turkish pronunciation
wel ʌp
Pronunciation
/ˈwel ˈəp/ /ˈwɛl ˈʌp/
Etymology
[ 'wel ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English welle, from Old English welle; akin to Old English weallan to bubble, boil, Old High German wella wave, Lithuanian vilnis.