bubble under

bubble under

To grow gradually and inconspicuously in scale, strength, potency, etc. There seems to be a pervasive sense of despair bubbling under in the small country. Word of the company's merger plans have already started to bubble under among most news outlets. Wow, I had no idea there was so much discontent bubbling under in the president's Cabinet.

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