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- [swel]
- /swɛl/
- /sweld/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [swel]
- /swɛl/
Definitions of swelled word
- verb without object swelled to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth. 1
- verb without object swelled Pathology. to increase abnormally in size, as by inflation, distention, accumulation of fluids, or the like: Her ankles swelled from standing. 1
- verb without object swelled to rise in waves, as the sea. 1
- verb without object swelled to well up, as a spring or as tears. 1
- verb without object swelled to bulge out, as a sail or the middle of a cask. 1
- verb without object swelled to grow in amount, degree, force, etc. 1
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Origin of swelled
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English swellen (v.), Old English swellan; cognate with Dutch zwellen, German schwellen, Old Norse svella; akin to Gothic ufswalleins pride
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Parts of speech for Swelled
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
swelled popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
swelled usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for swelled
verb swelled
- abounded — to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers: a stream in which trout abound.
- craned — any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- fattened — Simple past tense and past participle of fatten fatted.
- flowed — to move along in a stream: The river flowed slowly to the sea.
- gelled — Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
noun swelled
- corkscrewed — Simple past tense and past participle of corkscrew.
- fribbled — Simple past tense and past participle of fribble.
- knapped — Simple past tense and past participle of knap.
Antonyms for swelled
verb swelled
- dwindled — Simple past tense and past participle of dwindle.
See also
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