puddle up
C1 neutral inseparable intransitive
In simple words
to gather on a surface like a little pool of water
Literal meaning: Literally, to become a puddle.
Meanings
1 C1 neutral
to gather into puddles on a surface
"Rainwater puddled up near the doorway overnight."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Rare. More natural verbs are 'pool', 'collect', or 'form puddles'.
Commonly used with
water rain blood on the floor around the drain at the bottom
Forms
Base
puddle up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
puddles up
he/she/it
Past simple
puddled up
yesterday
Past participle
puddled up
have + pp
-ing form
puddling up
continuous
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Synonyms
pool collect form puddles gather stand in puddles accumulate
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