swollen
Pronunciation:
/ˈswəʊlən/verb
Definitions
To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.
To cause to become bigger.
Example: Rains and dissolving snow swell the rivers in spring.
To grow gradually in force or loudness.
Example: The organ music swelled.
To raise to arrogance; to puff up; to inflate.
Example: to be swelled with pride or haughtiness
adjective
Definitions
Protuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease).