bottle up
phrasal verb
bottled up; bottling up; bottles up
: to keep (a feeling or emotion) inside instead of expressing it : to hide (a feeling or emotion)
She's kept her feelings about the accident bottled up for too long.
I know he's angry, but he bottles it up inside instead of talking to someone about it.
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The brand is the first of its kind to bottle up malassezin (the serum’s key ingredient), which works ten times harder than traditional vitamin C agents.
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Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Slowing him down will be the focal point of Penn State’s game plan, though as Franklin said this week, that’s been the case for every Broncos opponent this season, and no one has managed to bottle up Jeanty thus far.
—Justin Williams, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
For much of the Ukraine war, Russia has been bottled up in its Black Sea near waters, with the only avenue for projecting its naval power coming through access to Africa and Indian Ocean far waters – and only then as a junior partner with China, which dictates the terms and conditions.
—Colin Flint, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
Vanessa Nygaard recognized that rare bit of frustration, bottled up within.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
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Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Slowing him down will be the focal point of Penn State’s game plan, though as Franklin said this week, that’s been the case for every Broncos opponent this season, and no one has managed to bottle up Jeanty thus far.
—Justin Williams, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
For much of the Ukraine war, Russia has been bottled up in its Black Sea near waters, with the only avenue for projecting its naval power coming through access to Africa and Indian Ocean far waters – and only then as a junior partner with China, which dictates the terms and conditions.
—Colin Flint, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
Vanessa Nygaard recognized that rare bit of frustration, bottled up within.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bottle up
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“Bottle up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottle%20up. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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