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swollen

[ swoh-luhn ]

verb

  1. a past participle of swell.


adjective

  1. enlarged by or as by swelling; swelling; puffed up; tumid.
  2. turgid or bombastic.

swollen

/ ˈəʊə /

verb

  1. a past participle of swell
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. tumid or enlarged by or as if by swelling
  2. turgid or bombastic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈɴDZԱ, adverb
  • ˈɴDZԲԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ɴDZl· adverb
  • ɴDZl·Ա noun
  • ܲ·ɴDZl adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of swollen1

First recorded in 1300–50, for the adjective
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Example Sentences

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He has pins in his leg, and it is swollen.

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Even when the rain stops, swollen rivers will continue to pose a danger, forecasters said.

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When he was 15, an examination of a painfully swollen ankle ended in a diagnoses of bone cancer.

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After a few hours, her lips were purple and swollen and later turned "lumpy in places".

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Mr Kashti suffered swollen and bruised eyelids, a swollen nose and bruising to his back, knees and leg and a cut to the scalp.

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