- up|swol|len
- up|swol|len «uhp SWOH luhn», verb.a past participle of upswell.
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swol|len — «SWOH luhn», adjective, verb. –adj. swelled; enlarged; bulging: »a swollen ankle. Figurative. His swollen heart almost bursting (Dickens). Swollen mountain streams burst out of the woods like furious brown snakes, swallowing topsoil and drowning… … Useful english dictionary
swol — swol·len; … English syllables
len — aben·len; al·len·ic; al·len; al·len·tan·do; al·len·town; amil·len·ni·al; amil·len·ni·al·ism; amil·len·ni·al·ist; aph·e·len·chi·dae; aph·e·len·choi·des; aph·e·len·chus; ca·len·dra; ca·len·dri·cal; ca·len·du·la; ca·len·du·lin; cam·er·len·go;… … English syllables
swollen — swol•len [[t]ˈswoʊ lən[/t]] v. 1) pat a pp. of swell 2) pat enlarged by or as if by swelling; tumid 3) turgid or bombastic swol′len•ness, n … From formal English to slang
swollen — swol|len1 [ swoulən ] adjective * 1. ) an area of your body that is swollen has increased in size as a result of an injury or illness: Their eyes were red and swollen from the smoke. a swollen hand/knee/foot 2. ) a swollen river or stream… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
swollen — swol·len adj protuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease) <a swollen finger> … Medical dictionary
swollen — swol·len … English syllables
swell — swel vi, swelled; swelled or swol·len swō lən; swell·ing to become distended or puffed up <her ankle swelled> … Medical dictionary
swell — swell1 [ swel ] (past tense swelled; past participle swelled or swol|len [ swoulən ] ) verb * 1. ) swell or swell up intransitive to become larger than normal, usually because of liquid collecting inside: My ankles tend to swell when I travel by… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
swell — [[t]swɛl[/t]] v. swelled, swol•len swelled, swell•ing, 1) pat to enlarge in bulk, as by growth, absorption of fluid, or engorgement 2) pat (of a body part or area) to enlarge abnormally without growth of tissue 3) to rise in waves, as the sea 4)… … From formal English to slang
