swell

[US]/swel/
[UK]/swel/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. to expand; to become swollen; to become larger
vt. to cause to expand; to cause to bulge
n. a swelling; a bulge
adj. attractive; excellent

Phrases & Collocations

swell up

swell with pride

swell of emotion

swell in popularity

swell the ranks

swell of support

swell of excitement

swell with

Example Sentences

a swell in population

the swell of the tone

the oily swell of the river.

the queasy swell of the boat.

had a swell time.

the swelling of the voiceful sea.

savings swell into a fortune.

a swell tennis player

to swell like a turkey cock

A barrel swells in the middle.

a swelling with a disposition to rupture.

she felt herself swell with pride.

the soft swell of her breast.

a huge swell in the popularity of one-day cricket.

a swell of pride swept over George.

The wind swelled the sails.

The heavy rain swelled the river.

His emotion swells and subsides.

Real-world Examples

Tents crumpled and fell as the marching crowd swelled.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

OK, alright. Is your tongue swelling up?

Source: Friends Season 2

Hagrid's chest swelled at these last words.

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

It was swelling. My throat was swelling up.

Source: VOA Standard English Entertainment

'Cause I'm trying to get a swell on.

Source: Learn English with Matthew.

Very well, the well-being for human being will swell.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

The pandemic abruptly squelched the swell.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Earlier this month, a downpour swelled the Po by 5 feet.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2023 Compilation

The sea grew towering, inflated by long swells.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

His chest was heaving, swelling with sobs.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

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