swelling
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swelling
- /ˈswɛl.ɪŋ/ UK
Rhymes with -ɛlɪŋ
noun swellings
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The state of being swollen.
Ne take noon hede to brynge togidere þe parties of þe boon þat is to-broken or dislocate, til viij. daies ben goon in þe wyntir, & v. in þe somer; for þanne it schal make quytture, and be sikir from swellynge; & þanne brynge togidere þe brynkis eiþer þe disiuncture after þe techynge þat schal be sei
Similar: ectasia, ectasis, turgescence, bloatedness, bloating, distension, intumescence, inturgescence, nodosity, swelling, swollenness, tumescence
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Anything swollen, especially any abnormally swollen part of the body.
Similar: incrassation, inturgescence
- A rising, as of passion or anger.
Similar: aposteme, incrassation, intumescence, inturgescence, swelling, swollenness
verb
- present participle and gerund of swell
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: intumescence, puffiness, lump, injured, intumescency, bulging, bulge, puff, hump, node, blowing, inflammatory, scumbag, inflammation, bump, flammability
noun
Similar: aposteme, incrassation, intumescence, inturgescence, swelling, swollenness
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noun the state of being swollen
| Español | hinchazón |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | はれ hare, ふくれ fukure |
| Português | inchaço, inchação |
| Français | gonflement |
| Deutsch | Anschwellen, Anschwellung |
| Italiano | gonfiore |
| Ελληνικά | πρήξιμο príximo, διόγκωση diógkosi, οίδημα oídima |
| Română | umflare |
| Русский | опуха́ние opuxánije |
noun anything swollen
| Español | hinchazón |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | はれもの haremono |
| 中文 | 腫脹 /肿胀 zhǒngzhàng |
| Português | inchaço |
| Deutsch | Schwellung |
| Italiano | gonfiore, gnocco |
| Română | umflătură |
| Русский | о́пухоль ópuxolʹ, припу́хлость pripúxlostʹ |
Talk about this word "swelling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/swelling. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. swelling. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/swelling "swelling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/swelling.Cite this
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title = {swelling},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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