About The Word Swollen
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Swollen Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Swollen?
[adj] abnormally expanded or increased in size; (`swollen' is sometimes used in combination); "distended wineskins"; "the need to clean out swollen inventories"; "the raisins were plump and soft and swollen from being soaked"; "huge blood-swollen mosquitoes"
[adj] abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; "hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh" [adj] overfull with water; "swollen rivers and creeks" [adj] characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes" Synonyms | Synonyms for Swollen: bloated | conceited | distended | egotistic | egotistical | expanded | flooding | high | in flood(p) | overflowing | proud | puffed | puffy | self-conceited | swollen-headed | tumescent | tumid | turgid | unhealthy | vain Related Terms | Find terms related to Swollen: See Also | Swollen In Webster's Dictionary \Swoll"en\,
p. p. of {Swell}.
\Swoll"en\, a. Enlarged by swelling; immoderately increased; as, swollen eyes; swollen streams. |
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