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- [swoh-luh n]
- /ˈswoʊ lən/
- /ˈswəʊlən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [swoh-luh n]
- /ˈswoʊ lən/
Definitions of swollen word
- verb swollen a past participle of swell. 1
- adjective swollen (of things) stylish; elegant: a swell hotel. 1
- adjective swollen (of persons) fashionably dressed or socially prominent. 1
- adjective swollen first-rate; fine: a swell party. 1
- verb without object swollen to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth. 1
- verb without object swollen Pathology. to increase abnormally in size, as by inflation, distention, accumulation of fluids, or the like: Her ankles swelled from standing. 1
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Origin of swollen
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 Swollen
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
swollen 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".
swollen usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for swollen
adj swollen
- billowy — full of or forming billows
- blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- bombastic — If you describe someone as bombastic, you are criticizing them for trying to impress other people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.
- bulgy — having a bulge or bulges
- butterball — a chubby or fat person
verb swollen
- blub — If someone blubs, they cry because they are unhappy or frightened.
- blubber — Blubber is the fat of whales, seals, and similar sea animals.
- fatted — having too much flabby tissue; corpulent; obese: a fat person.
- flab — flabby flesh; unwanted fat: Daily exercise will get rid of the flab around your waist.
- flabs — flabby flesh; unwanted fat: Daily exercise will get rid of the flab around your waist.
adjective swollen
- arthritic — Arthritic is used to describe the condition, the pain, or the symptoms of arthritis.
- caricatured — Simple past tense and past participle of caricature.
- egotistic — Egotistical.
- engorged — Simple past tense and past participle of engorge.
- enlarged — Simple past tense and past participle of enlarge.
Antonyms for swollen
adjective swollen
- compressed — Compressed air or gas is squeezed into a small space or container and is therefore at a higher pressure than normal. It is used especially as a source of power for machines.
- contracted — under contract; governed or arranged by special contract: a contract carrier.
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