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swelling

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swell·ing

   [swel-ing]
noun
1.
the act of a person or thing that swells.
2.
the condition of being or becoming swollen.
3.
a swollen part; a protuberance or prominence.
4.
Pathology. an abnormal enlargement or protuberance, as that resulting from edema.
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Origin:
before 900; Middle English, Old English; see swell, -ing1

Related forms
un·swell·ing, adjective

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swell

   [swel] verb, swelled, swol·len or swelled, swell·ing, noun, adjective
verb (used without object)
1.
to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth.
2.
Pathology. to increase abnormally in size, as by inflation, distention, accumulation of fluids, or the like: Her ankles swelled from standing.
3.
to rise in waves, as the sea.
4.
to well up, as a spring or as tears.
5.
to bulge out, as a sail or the middle of a cask.
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6.
to grow in amount, degree, force, etc.
7.
to increase gradually in volume or intensity, as sound: The music swelled.
8.
to arise and grow within one, as a feeling or emotion.
9.
to become puffed up with pride.
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verb (used with object)
10.
to cause to grow in bulk.
11.
to cause to increase gradually in loudness: to swell a musical tone.
12.
to cause (a thing) to bulge out or be protuberant.
13.
to increase in amount, degree, force, etc.
14.
to affect with a strong, expansive emotion.
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15.
to puff up with pride.
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noun
16.
the act of swelling or the condition of being swollen.
17.
inflation or distention.
18.
a protuberant part.
19.
a wave, especially when long and unbroken, or a series of such waves.
20.
a gradually rising elevation of the land.
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21.
an increase in amount, degree, force, etc.
22.
a gradual increase in loudness of sound.
23.
Music.
a.
a gradual increase (crescendo) followed by a gradual decrease (diminuendo) in loudness or force of musical sound.
b.
the sign (< >) for indicating this.
c.
a device, as in an organ, by which the loudness of tones may be varied.
24.
a swelling of emotion within one.
25.
Slang.
a.
a fashionably dressed person; dandy.
b.
a socially prominent person.
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adjective Informal.
26.
(of things) stylish; elegant: a swell hotel.
27.
(of persons) fashionably dressed or socially prominent.
28.
first-rate; fine: a swell party.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English swellen (v.), Old English swellan; cognate with Dutch zwellen, German schwellen, Old Norse svella; akin to Gothic ufswalleins pride

Related forms
re·swell, verb, -swelled, -swelled or -swol·len, -swell·ing.
un·der·swell, verb (used without object), -swelled, -swelled or -swol·len, -swell·ing.
un·der·swell, noun
un·swelled, adjective

Synonyms
1. distend, expand. 5. protrude. 10. inflate, expand. 17. swelling. 18. bulge. 19. billow. 27, 28. grand.

Antonyms
1. contract. 13. decrease, diminish.

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World English Dictionary
swelling (ˈswɛlɪŋ)
 
—n
1.  the act of expansion or inflation
2.  the state of being or becoming swollen
3.  a swollen or inflated part or area
4.  an abnormal enlargement of a bodily structure or part, esp as the result of injury
 
Related: tumescent

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Word Origin & History

swell
early 13c., "a morbid swelling," from swell (v.). In ref. to a rise of the sea, it is attested from c.1600. The meaning "wealthy, elegant person" is first recorded 1786; hence the adj. meaning "fashionably dressed or equipped" (1810), both from the notion of "puffed-up, pompous"
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behavior. The sense of "good, excellent" first occurs 1897, and as a stand-alone expression of satisfaction it is recorded from 1930 in Amer.Eng.
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Medical Dictionary

swelling swell·ing (swěl'ĭng)
n.

  1. Something swollen, especially an abnormally swollen body part or area.

  2. A primordial elevation that develops into a fold, ridge, or process.

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Slang Dictionary

swell definition


  1. mod.
    fine; excellent. (Also sarcastic use.) : Where did you get that swell hat?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Bible Dictionary

Swelling definition


of Jordan (Jer. 12:5), literally the "pride" of Jordan (as in R.V.), i.e., the luxuriant thickets of tamarisks, poplars, reeds, etc., which were the lair of lions and other beasts of prey. The reference is not to the overflowing of the river banks. (Comp. 49:19; 50:44; Zech. 11:3).

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