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    swell
    [swɛl]
    verb
    swell (verb) · swells (third person present) · swelled (past tense) · swelling (present participle) · swollen (past participle)
    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" · "the sky was black and swollen with rain" · "swollen glands"
      • be intensely affected or filled with a particular emotion:
        "she felt herself swell with pride"
        Similar:
        brim
        overflow
        be filled
        be full of
        be bursting
        be overcome
    2. become or make greater in intensity, number, amount, or volume:
      "the low murmur swelled to a roar" · "the city's population was swollen by refugees"
    noun
    swell (noun) · swells (plural 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"
      Opposite:
      decrease
      dip
      • a welling up of a feeling:
        "a swell of pride swept over George"
    3. a slow, regular movement of the sea in rolling waves that do not break:
      "there was a heavy swell"
    4. a mechanism for producing a crescendo or diminuendo in an organ or harmonium.
    5. informal
      dated
      a fashionable or stylish person of wealth or high social position:
      "a crowd of city swells"
    adverb
    NORTH AMERICAN
    informal
    dated
    swell (adverb)
    1. excellently; very well:
      "everything was just going swell"
    Origin
    Old English swellan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German schwellen. Current senses of the noun date from the early 16th century; the informal adjectival use derives from noun swell (late 18th century).
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    What does swell mean?
    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.

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    What does swollen mean?
    verb (used with object), swelled, swol·len or swelled, swell·ing. to cause to grow in bulk. to cause to increase gradually in loudness: to swell a musical tone. to cause (a thing) to bulge out or be protuberant. to affect with a strong, expansive emotion. to puff up with pride. the act of swelling or the condition of being swollen.

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    What happens if something swells?
    If the amount or size of something swells or if something swells it, it becomes larger than it was before. The human population swelled, at least temporarily, as migrants moved south. His bank balance has swelled by $222,000 in the last three weeks. If something such as a part of your body swells, it becomes larger and rounder than normal.

    SWELL definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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    What is the difference between swollen and swelled?
    Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense swells, present participle swelling, past tense, past participle swelled, past participle swollen language note: The forms swelled and swollen are both used as the past participle. If the amount or size of something swells or if something swells it, it becomes larger than it was before.

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  11. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online
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