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upwelling

noun

  1. well_up: gather; upward motion of water, or as if of water, perhaps from a spring
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English up- English welling English upwelling From up- + welling.

  1. An upward movement from a lower source.

    Rather separate from the abolitionist campaign, although likewise led by anglophone Evangelicals, was a sudden upwelling of commitment to worldwide mission.

  2. the oceanographic phenomenon that occurs when strong, usually seasonal, winds push water away from the coast, bringing cold, nutrient-rich deep waters up to the surface

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English up- English welling English upwelling From up- + welling.

  1. present participle and gerund of upwell