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Uncommonswollen
The correct spelling is swollen.
How to pronounce swollen
/ˈswəʊlən/
verbIPA: /ˈswəʊlən/
Say it like: Swo-lle-n
The correct spelling is swollen. To become bigger, especially due to being engorged. For example: "Rains and dissolving snow swell the rivers in spring."
Usage Examples
“Rains and dissolving snow swell the rivers in spring.”
“The organ music swelled.”
“to be swelled with pride or haughtiness”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.
- 2.To cause to become bigger.
- 3.To grow gradually in force or loudness.
- 4.To raise to arrogance; to puff up; to inflate.
- 5.To be raised to arrogance.
adjective
- 1.Protuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease).
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