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swollen
/ ˈəʊə /
verb
a past participle of swell
adjective
tumid or enlarged by or as if by swelling
turgid or bombastic
Other 51Թ Forms
- swollenly adverb
- swollenness noun
- unswollen adjective
- ˈɴDZԱ adverb
- ˈɴDZԲԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of swollen1
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.
I’m not sure what happened to the Australian twins Danny and Michael Philippou that explains why their horror movies are swollen with grief.
The room was decked with Ukrainian, Turkish and Russian flags – two of each – and a large flower arrangement – a world away from the shattered cities and swollen graveyards of Ukraine.
She alleged that she was left with swollen lips, black eyes and knots on her forehead.
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