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Definitions for Swollen

[1] a past participle of swell.
[2] enlarged by or as by swelling; puffed up; tumid.
[3] turgid or bombastic.
[4] to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth.
[5] Pathology . to increase abnormally in size, as by inflation, distention, accumulation of fluids, or the like: Her ankles swelled from standing.
[6] to rise in waves, as the sea.
[7] to well up, as a spring or as tears.
[8] to bulge out, as a sail or the middle of a cask.
[9] to grow in amount, degree, force, etc.
[10] to increase gradually in volume or intensity, as sound: The music swelled.
[11] to arise and grow within one, as a feeling or emotion.
[12] to become puffed up with pride.
[13] to cause to grow in bulk.
[14] to cause to increase gradually in loudness: to swell a musical tone.
[15] to cause (a thing) to bulge out or be protuberant.
[16] to increase in amount, degree, force, etc.
[17] to affect with a strong, expansive emotion.
[18] to puff up with pride.
[19] the act of swelling or the condition of being swollen.
[20] inflation or distention.
[21] a protuberant part.
[22] a wave, especially when long and unbroken, or a series of such waves.
[23] a gradually rising elevation of the land.
[24] an increase in amount, degree, force, etc.
[25] a gradual increase in loudness of sound.
[26] Music . a gradual increase (crescendo) followed by a gradual decrease (diminuendo) in loudness or force of musical sound. the sign (< >) for indicating this. a device, as in an organ, by which the loudness of tones may be varied.
[27] a swelling of emotion within one.
[28] Slang . a fashionably dressed person; dandy. a socially prominent person.
[29] (of things) stylish; elegant: a swell hotel.
[30] (of persons) fashionably dressed or socially prominent.
[31] first-rate; fine: a swell party.
[32] a past participle of swell
[33] tumid or enlarged by or as if by swelling
[34] turgid or bombastic
[35] to grow or cause to grow in size, esp as a result of internal pressure Compare contract (def. 1), contract (def. 3)
[36] to expand or cause to expand at a particular point or above the surrounding level; protrude
[37] to grow or cause to grow in size, amount, intensity, or degree the party is swelling with new recruits
[38] to puff or be puffed up with pride or another emotion
[39] (intr) (of seas or lakes) to rise in waves
[40] (intr) to well up or overflow
[41] (tr) to make (a musical phrase) increase gradually in volume and then diminish
[42] the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea a succession of waves or a single large wave
[43] a swelling or being swollen; expansion
[44] an increase in quantity or degree; inflation
[45] a bulge; protuberance
[46] a gentle hill
[47] informal a person very fashionably dressed
[48] informal a man of high social or political standing
[49] music a crescendo followed by an immediate diminuendo
[50] Also called: swell organ music a set of pipes on an organ housed in a box (swell box ) fitted with a shutter operated by a pedal, which can be opened or closed to control the volume the manual on an organ controlling this Compare choir (def. 4), great (def. 21)
[51] informal stylish or grand
[52] slang excellent; first-class

Words related to Swollen

bloated, inflated, inflamed, puffed, distended, puffy, tumescent, tumid, bulgy, distent

Words nearby Swollen

swiz, swizzle, swizzle stick, swob, swoffing, swollen, swollen head, swollen-headed, swoln, swonk, swonken

Origin of Swollen

ellbefore 900; Middle English swellen (v.), Old English swellan; cognate with Dutch zwellen, German schwellen, Old Norse svella; akin to Gothic ufswalleins pride

Other words from Swollen

swol·len·ly , adverb
swol·len·ness , noun
un·swol·len , adjective
re·swell , verb, re·swelled, re·swelled or re·swol·len, re·swell·ing.
un·der·swell , verb (used without object), un·der·swelled, un·der·swelled or un·der·swol·len, un·der·swell·ing.
un·der·swell , noun
un·swelled , adjective

Word origin for Swollen

ellOld English swellan; related to Old Norse svella, Old Frisian swella, German schwellen

Synonyms for Swollen

bloated, inflamed, inflated, distended, puffed, bulgy, distent, puffy, tumescent, tumid