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swelled::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | big, vainglorious |
had a swelled head.
he was swelled with pride.
Examples of swelled
swelled
The margin swelled to 26 points at the conclusion of a 10-0, fourth-quarter run.
From the tennessean.com
The population soon swelled as pregnant females delivered more than 100 puppies.
From the time.com
He still made some plays, but when he came in at halftime, his knee had swelled.
From the chron.com
He said the Kibati displaced population has now swelled to around 65,000 people.
From the voanews.com
She said he became ill with intestinal problems and rashes, and his arm swelled.
From the stltoday.com
For whatever reason, they joke about it all and don't let me get a swelled head.
From the kansas.com
Despite the controversy, attendance swelled and baseball turned massive profits.
From the jsonline.com
Ricky suffered such severe facial injuries that his blackened eyes swelled shut.
From the kentucky.com
The cortege swelled at Broadwater Farm as people emerged from homes and offices.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Bang-up: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
- Increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo"
- The undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
- A rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
- Become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"
- A crescendo followed by a decrescendo
- Swell is an indie rock band formed in San Francisco in 1989 when David Freel (vocals/guitar) and Sean Kirkpatrick (drums) decided to record an album.
- In bookbinding, swell refers to the increased thickness of a textblock along its spine edge after sewing. Swell is a function of the number of sections in the book, the kind of paper used, the style of sewing, and the thickness of the sewing thread. ...
- A swell, in the context of an ocean, sea or lake, is a formation of long-wavelength surface waves. Swells are far more stable in their directions and frequency than normal wind waves, having often travelled long distances since their formation by tropical storms or other wind systems.
