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💨swell

verb
/swɛl/
Sweetmeat swelter

Meaning

to increase in size or volume, often due to internal pressure or emotional intensity
to become larger, rounder, or thicker; to increase in size

Example Sentences

Her ankle began to swell after the injury.

Her ankle began to swell after the injury.

Example Expressions

swell with pride

Synonyms

expand, enlarge, grow, bulge, inflate, puff up
Entry 1
expand, enlarge, grow, bulge, inflate
Entry 2
expand, inflate, enlarge, puff up

Antonyms

shrink, contract, deflate, reduce
Entry 1
shrink, contract
Entry 2
shrink, deflate, contract, reduce

Collocations

swell up, swell with pride, swell in number, swell the ranks, badly swollen, visibly swell
Entry 1
swell up, swell with pride, swell in number
Entry 2
swell with pride, swell up, swell the ranks, badly swollen, visibly swell

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