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Meaning of swollen

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

swollen

Pronunciation:/ˈswəʊlən/

verb

Definitions

  1. To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.

  2. To cause to become bigger.

    Example: Rains and dissolving snow swell the rivers in spring.

  3. To grow gradually in force or loudness.

    Example: The organ music swelled.

  4. To raise to arrogance; to puff up; to inflate.

    Example: to be swelled with pride or haughtiness

adjective

Definitions

  1. Protuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease).