swell up

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swell up

verb swells up · swelling up · swelled up · swoll up

idiomatic To become swollen
Similar: distend

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verb to become bigger or swollen

Español	hincharse, aventarse
한국어	붓다 butda
Ελληνικά	πρήζομαι prízomai
Русский	опуха́ть opuxátʹ, опу́хнуть opúxnutʹ

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@misc{swell_up_2026,
  title = {swell up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/swell%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}