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swelling

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈswɛlɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈswɛlɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(swel′ing)

From the verb swell: (⇒ conjugate)
swelling is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
v pres p

Collocations for "swelling"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "swelling" in context.

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swell

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. dated: had a swell [time, evening, day, night]
  2. dated: a swell [trip, break, vacation]
  3. dated: was a swell [movie, book, show, album]
  4. dated: a swell [meal, restaurant, cake, dinner]
  5. dated: a swell [kid, guy, girl, woman, man, parent, teacher, boss]
  6. dated: what a swell [car, cellphone, house]!
  7. dated: a swell [idea, suggestion, plan]
  8. dated: [had, came up with, offered] a swell suggestion
  9. dated: you're looking [very, quite, really] swell (today)
  10. dated: everything is going just swell
  11. dated: yes, that would be (just) swell!
  12. dated: it would be swell if you could [come, help, do]
  13. dated: had a swell time [at the party, on the trip]
n
  1. a swell in the ocean
  2. a [huge, gigantic] swell
  3. the swell of the [waves, tide]
  4. the [boat, ship] was tossed by the swell
  5. the ocean was full of swells
  6. a [twenty-foot] swell
  7. [blushed, smiled] in a swell of pride
  8. has been a swell of [support for, interest in]
  9. a huge swell in [popularity, attendance]
  10. the soft swell of her [breasts, buttocks]
v
  1. (can, will) swell in size
  2. swell [due to, because of]
  3. my [hand, eye, throat] is swelling up
  4. my [hand] began to swell
  5. swelling up with [blood, water, fluid]
  6. swelled up from [the heat, bug bites, the rain]
  7. [numbers, members, reserves] swell to (over) [1000]
  8. [numbers] swell to [greater, new] heights
  9. swelled (up) with [pride, joy]
'swelling' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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