Search Result:swelled
KK Pronunciation
〔 swєld 〕
Pronunciation
〔 sweld 〕
Overview of verb swell
The verb swell has 6 senses
- swell -- (increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo")
- swell, puff up -- (become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son")
- swell, swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce -- (expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling")
- well up, swell -- (come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things); "Strong emotions welled up"; "Smoke swelled from it")
- well, swell -- (come up, as of a liquid; "Tears well in her eyes"; "the currents well up")
- swell -- (cause to become swollen; "The water swells the wood")
Overview of adj swelled
The adj swelled has 1 sense
- big, swelled, vainglorious -- (feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride")