swell
swell
swɛl
svel
/swˈɛl/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "swell"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĢ⧁āϞ⧇ āωāĻ āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻĢā§€āϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to become rounder or larger, particularly due to an increase in the amount of fluid
Intransitive
to swell definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Allergic reactions can cause the face to swell, making features temporarily larger.
āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŽā§āĻ– āĻĢ⧁āϞ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇, āĻŦ⧈āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āϝāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧋āϞ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĢ⧁āϞ⧇ āωāĻ āĻž, āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to increase in size, volume, or intensity, often in a gradual or steady manner
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The balloon began to swell as air was pumped into it, growing larger with each breath.
āĻŦ⧇āϞ⧁āύāϟāĻŋ āĻĢ⧁āϞ⧇ āωāĻ āϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāĻ–āύ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āĻĒāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĢ⧁āϞ⧇ āωāĻ āĻž, āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to be strongly or intensely filled with a specific emotion
Intransitive: to swell with an emotion
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the national anthem played, his heart swelled with patriotism.
āϜāĻžāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋ āĻšāϞ⧇, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšā§ƒāĻĻāϝāĻŧ āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻĒā§āϰ⧇āĻŽā§‡ āĻ­āϰ⧇ āωāĻ āϞāĨ¤
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āĻĢ⧁āϞāĻž, āωāĻ āĻžāύ

to form large waves or swells often as a result of wind or other natural forces
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The waves swelled dramatically overnight, making it difficult to navigate the waters.
āϰāĻžāϤāĻžāϰāĻžāϤāĻŋ āĻĸ⧇āωāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āύāĻžāϟāϕ⧀āϝāĻŧāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĢ⧁āϞ⧇ āωāϠ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āϜāϞ⧇ āύ⧇āĻ­āĻŋāϗ⧇āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĢ⧁āϞāĻž, āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to cause a feeling or emotion to grow stronger or more intense within a person
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The excitement in the room swelled as the concert time approached.
āĻ•āύāϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āφāϏāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϘāϰ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāύāĻž āĻŦ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻ āϞāĨ¤
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āĻĢ⧁āϞāĻž, āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to cause something to become larger, more numerous, or more intense
Transitive: to swell sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The approaching storm swelled the river ’s water levels, making evacuation necessary.
āφāϏāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻāĻĄāĻŧ āύāĻĻā§€āϰ āϜāϞāĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āϝāĻž āϏāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĸ⧇āω, āĻĢā§‹āϞāĻž

the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
swell definition and meaning
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āĻĢā§‹āϞāĻž, āωāĻ¤ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ

a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
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āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϰ⧇āϏ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‹ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰ⧇āϏ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‹, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ

a crescendo followed by a decrescendo
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āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻšā§‡āĻšāĻžāϰāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ, āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻĄā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻŋ

a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
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āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻ­āĻžāϞ, āϚāĻŽā§ŽāĻ•āĻžāϰ

very good

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

swelled
swelling
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