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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:
Definition that contains swell
- belly swell out or bulge out
- pouch swell or protrude outwards
- bulge swell or protrude outwards
- edema swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities
- bloat swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas
- oedema swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities
- papilledema swelling of the optic disc (where the optic nerve enters the eyeball); usually associated with an increase in intraocular pressure
- protrude swell or protrude outwards
- intumescence swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)
- lymphedema swelling (usually in the legs) caused by lymph accumulating in the tissues in the affected areas