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swell
[swel]
verb (used without object)
to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms:Pathology.Ìýto increase abnormally in size, as by inflation, distention, accumulation of fluids, or the like.
Her ankles swelled from standing.
to rise in waves, as the sea.
to well up, as a spring or as tears.
to bulge out, as a sail or the middle of a cask.
Synonyms:to grow in amount, degree, force, etc.
to increase gradually in volume or intensity, as sound.
The music swelled.
to arise and grow within one, as a feeling or emotion.
to become puffed up with pride.
verb (used with object)
to cause to grow in bulk.
Synonyms: ,to cause to increase gradually in loudness.
to swell a musical tone.
to cause (a thing) to bulge out or be protuberant.
to increase in amount, degree, force, etc.
Antonyms: ,to affect with a strong, expansive emotion.
to puff up with pride.
noun
the act of swelling or the condition of being swollen.
inflation or distention.
Synonyms:a protuberant part.
Synonyms:a wave, especially when long and unbroken, or a series of such waves.
Synonyms:a gradually rising elevation of the land.
an increase in amount, degree, force, etc.
a gradual increase in loudness of sound.
Music.Ìý
a gradual increase (crescendo) followed by a gradual decrease (diminuendo) in loudness or force of musical sound.
the sign (< >) for indicating this.
a device, as in an organ, by which the loudness of tones may be varied.
a swelling of emotion within one.
Slang.Ìý
a fashionably dressed person; dandy.
a socially prominent person.
adjective
(of things) stylish; elegant.
a swell hotel.
(of persons) fashionably dressed or socially prominent.
Synonyms:first-rate; fine.
a swell party.
Synonyms:
swell
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verb
to grow or cause to grow in size, esp as a result of internal pressure Compare contract contract
to expand or cause to expand at a particular point or above the surrounding level; protrude
to grow or cause to grow in size, amount, intensity, or degree
the party is swelling with new recruits
to puff or be puffed up with pride or another emotion
(intr) (of seas or lakes) to rise in waves
(intr) to well up or overflow
(tr) to make (a musical phrase) increase gradually in volume and then diminish
noun
the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
a succession of waves or a single large wave
a swelling or being swollen; expansion
an increase in quantity or degree; inflation
a bulge; protuberance
a gentle hill
informalÌýa person very fashionably dressed
informalÌýa man of high social or political standing
music a crescendo followed by an immediate diminuendo
Also called: swell organ.Ìýmusic
adjective
informalÌýstylish or grand
slangÌýexcellent; first-class
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- reswell verb
- underswell noun
- unswelled adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of swell1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of swell1
Example Sentences
On the same March 3 morning, the county asked for help identifying a wisp-thin elderly man with a grizzled beard and swollen black eye who’d been found in Monterey Park’s Edison Trails Park.
He had 40 different injuries on his body, including a swollen brain and numerous trauma injuries to his head and abdomen.
Along the coast, a different danger is lurking — a south swell bringing with it elevated surf up to 6 feet high and rip currents.
Elsewhere, Nottingham Forest's qualification for Europe next season is great for fans, even if the Conference League may not necessarily swell their accounts.
You’ve got to check the Surfline app and kind of know the seasons as well, like how winter brings north swells and summer brings south swells.
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