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well up vs spring up

spring up vs well up

well up and spring up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
well up No No Yes No
spring up No No Yes No
As verbs, spring up is a hypernym of well up; that is, spring up is a word with a broader meaning than well up:
  • well up: come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)
  • spring up: come into existence; take on form or shape
Other hypernyms of well up include arise, develop, grow, originate, rise, uprise.
well up (verb) spring up (verb)
come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things) come into existence; take on form or shape
Difference between well up and spring up

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