Emotions & feelings
well up
begin to fill with tears
To begin to fill with tears or strong emotion.
Hear it in real life
Were you upset during the film?
A little - my eyes welled up at the ending.
I started to well up when my daughter thanked me in front of everyone.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: My eyes filled up of tears.
Say: My eyes welled up.
Say "my eyes welled up" or "I started to well up"; do not use "of" after "filled up."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
well up; eyes well up; make someone well up
Your turn: say it out loud
I started to well up when my daughter thanked me in front of everyone.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
well up
begin to fill with tears
“I started to well up when my daughter thanked me in front of everyone.”
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