swell
/swel/ v [I/T] (past tense swelled, past participle swollen /ˈswoʊ·lən/ or swelled) (INCREASE)Definition
› to become larger and rounder: [I] It’s spring, and the buds on the trees are beginning to swell. [I] One of his eyes swelled shut. [T] Immigrants swelled the city’s population (= increased it). [I] fig. His chest swelled with pride at being chosen (= He felt extremely proud). swelling /ˈswel·ɪŋ/ n [C/U] › [U] We won’t know how serious the injury is until the swelling subsides.
(Definition of swell v (INCREASE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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