[Vocabulary] soar for water

[englishhobby]

Is there a word that means 'going up to the surface from the bottom of the lake or river'? It can be the opposite of plunging into the water. It can also be onomatopoeic (corrected).

 

[Rover_KE]

The verb to surface means that.

surface v.intr

to rise to the surface:

[no object]​

The submarine surfaced and switched on its radar.

(Collins)

Note the correct spelling of onomatopoeic.

 

[englishhobby]

The verb to surface means that.

(Collins)

Are there any popular slang verbs which are synonymous to 'to surface'? To pop up?
And can we use 'to surface' to talk about a diver?

 

[andrewg927]

Yes you can.

 

[Skrej]

Fishermen sometimes speak of fish 'breaking' the surface.