'WELL UP' Phrasal Verb

Definition of Well up phrasal verb

Well up: Feel tears starting
(Intransitive | International English)

» Example: I felt tears WELLING UP when I heard the news.

Feel an emotion strongly
(Intransitive | International English)

» Example: Anger WELLED UP inside us when we saw what they had done.

Experience an emotion or feeling, start to cry
(Intransitive | International English)

» Example: Tears WELLED UP when I heard they had died.

Well up