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"The bellies of the starving children are swelling"verbexpand abnormallytype of:
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"Smoke swelled from it"verbcome up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)
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"The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"verbbecome filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
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nouna man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
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nounthe undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
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verbcome up, as of a liquid
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adjectivevery good
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nouna crescendo followed by a decrescendotype of:
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"The water swells the wood"verbcause to become swollentype of:
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"The music swelled to a crescendo"verbincrease in size, magnitude, number, or intensitytype of:
Synonyms & Similar Words
do good well man great old dude act grow rise wave behave surface belly increase develop neat bully keen cracking puff expand arise smashing swelling beau dandy bulk groovy macaroni gallant peachy sheik elevation bulge crescendo blister nifty originate bloat corking cockscomb clotheshorse coxcomb uprise fop distend intumesce swell up tumefy tumesce puff out vesicate belly out blow up puff up well up spring up fashion plate adult male crestless wave moving ridge ground swell heavy swell come up rise up bang-up not bad slap-up natural elevation