dredge up
Third Person
dredges up
Present Participle
dredging up
Past Tense
dredged up
Past Participle
dredged up
1
to bring up or uncover something, especially memories or emotions, that were hidden or forgotten
- Talking about the past tends to dredge up old memories, both good and bad.
- The news article dredged up a controversial incident from the politician's early career.
- It's not healthy to constantly dredge up past grievances in a relationship.
- The therapy session unexpectedly dredged up repressed feelings from childhood.
- The documentary aimed to dredge up forgotten stories from the region's history.
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