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- Dictionaryswell/swɛl/
verb
- 1. (especially of a part of the body) become larger or rounder in size, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid: "her bruised knee was already swelling up" Similar Opposite
- 2. become or make greater in intensity, number, amount, or volume: "the low murmur swelled to a roar" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a full or gently rounded shape or form: "the soft swell of her breast"
- 2. a gradual increase in amount, intensity, or volume: "a huge swell in the popularity of one-day cricket" Similar Opposite
adjective
- 1. excellent; very good: informal, dated North American "you're looking swell"
adverb
- 1. excellently; very well: informal, dated North American "everything was just going swell"
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SWELL definition: 1. to become larger and rounder than usual; to (cause to) increase in size or amount: 2. If music…. Learn more.
- English (US)
SWELL meaning: 1. to become larger and rounder than usual;...
- Znaczenie Swell, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
SWELL definicja: 1. to become larger and rounder than usual;...
- Swell: Italian Translation
SWELL translate: gonfiare, gonfiarsi, ingrossare,...
- Swell: Russian Translation
SWELL translate: опухать, раздуваться , увеличиваться ,...
- Swell: Catalan Translation
SWELL translate: inflar-se, créixer. Learn more in the...
- Swell: Japanese Translation
SWELL translate: 腫れる, 膨らむ, 腫(は)れる, 膨(ふく)らむ, 大(おお)きくなる,...
- Swell: French Translation
SWELL translate: enfler, gonfler, devenir plus fort/-e,...
- Swell: German Translation
swell translate: (an)schwellen (lassen), die Dünung, prima....
- English (US)
The meaning of SWELL is to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit. How to use swell in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Swell.
to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth. Synonyms: expand, distend. Antonyms: contract. Pathology. to increase abnormally in size, as by inflation, distention, accumulation of fluids, or the like: Her ankles swelled from standing.
SWELL meaning: 1. to become larger and rounder than usual; to (cause to) increase in size or amount: 2. If music…. Learn more.
Definition of swell verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A swell is the regular movement of waves up and down in the open sea. We bobbed gently up and down on the swell of the incoming tide. Synonyms: wave , rise , surge , billow More Synonyms of swell
SWELL definition: 1. to increase in size: 2. to increase in amount because more things are added: 3. the movement…. Learn more.