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What is the verb for upwelling?

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upwell
  1. (intransitive, of a fluid) To rise from a lower source; to well up.
  2. Examples:
    1. “I have been told that about the year 1827, a breed of solid-footed swine existed at or near upwell.”
      “Conversely, an offshore wind will cause deeper water to be brought inshore and upwell to replace the water being carried offshore by the wind.”
      “Groundwater containing NaCl will upwell as springs discharging from aquifers.”
upwelling
  1. present participle of upwell
upwells
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upwell
upwelled
  1. simple past tense and past participle of upwell
  2. Examples:
    1. “The low-density surface water moved shoreward over the upwelled water, forming a convergence zone at the front.”
      “Together, they produce closed eddies and upwelled waters loaded with nutrients.”
      “The lavas that upwelled in floods to form the maria were extremely fluid.”
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