Swelling - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈswelɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word swelling
Brit.  |ˈswelɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word swelling
- this word is used as a present participle form of the verb 'to be'to swell

noun

- an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement (syn: lump)
- something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings (syn: bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance)
- the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) (syn: intumescence)

Extra examples

There was a swelling above her eye.

The swelling around her eye should subside in a few days.

With trembling lips and swelling eyes.

The spider's bite can cause pain and swelling.

These tablets should reduce the swelling.

The economy is swelling at an annual rate of five percent.

The ranks of the unemployed are daily swelling.

The sting causes swelling at the point of contact.

The swelling will go down if you rest your foot.

Immerse your foot in ice cold water to reduce the swelling.

He had an operation to reduce the swelling in his brain.

The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son

The bellies of the starving children are swelling

...swelling buds still enswathed in their furry overcoats...

Word forms

noun
singular: swelling
plural: swellings
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