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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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