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- Dictionaryswell/swɛl/
verb
- 1. (especially of a part of the body) become larger or rounder in size, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid: "her bruised knee was already swelling up" Similar Opposite
- 2. become or make greater in intensity, number, amount, or volume: "the low murmur swelled to a roar" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a full or gently rounded shape or form: "the soft swell of her breast"
- 2. a gradual increase in amount, intensity, or volume: "a huge swell in the popularity of one-day cricket" Similar Opposite
adjective
- 1. excellent; very good: informal, dated North American "you're looking swell"
adverb
- 1. excellently; very well: informal, dated North American "everything was just going swell"
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SWELL definition: 1. to become larger and rounder than usual; to (cause to) increase in size or amount: 2. If music…. Learn more.
The meaning of SWELL is to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit. How to use swell in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Swell.
to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth. Synonyms: expand, distend. Antonyms: contract. Pathology. to increase abnormally in size, as by inflation, distention, accumulation of fluids, or the like: Her ankles swelled from standing.
You can use the word swell to describe what happens to an injured body part, like a black eye that swells up, or in a figurative way, to describe a feeling of fullness, like when your heart swells with pride at your sister's big music performance.
A swell is the regular movement of waves up and down in the open sea. We bobbed gently up and down on the swell of the incoming tide. Synonyms: wave , rise , surge , billow More Synonyms of swell
to become larger and rounder than usual; to ( cause to) increase in size or amount: It was obvious she had broken her toe, because it immediately started to swell (up). The group recruited more members, swelling its ranks (= increasing its size) to more than 1.3 million.
Definition of swell verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To increase in size or volume as a result of internal pressure; expand. 2. a. To increase in force, size, number, or degree: Membership in the club swelled. b. To grow in loudness or intensity: "The din in front swelled to a tremendous chorus" (Stephen Crane). 3. To bulge out, as a sail. 4. a.
SWELL definition: 1. to increase in size: 2. to increase in amount because more things are added: 3. the movement…. Learn more.
verb. swelled, swelling, swells, swollen. To increase in volume or become larger as a result of pressure from within; expand; dilate. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
