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View synonyms for
swollen
/ ˈəʊə /
verb
- a past participle of swell
adjective
- tumid or enlarged by or as if by swelling
- turgid or bombastic
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Derived Forms
- ˈɴDZԱ, adverb
- ˈɴDZԲԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms
- ɴDZl· adverb
- ɴDZl·Ա noun
- ܲ·ɴDZl adjective
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of swollen1
First recorded in 1300–50, for the adjective
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When he was 15, an examination of a painfully swollen ankle ended in a diagnoses of bone cancer.
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After a few hours, her lips were purple and swollen and later turned "lumpy in places".
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Mr Kashti suffered swollen and bruised eyelids, a swollen nose and bruising to his back, knees and leg and a cut to the scalp.
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They managed to capture water from the swollen Kaweah and Tule rivers, routing flows to basins where the water percolated underground.
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Pictures of the girl also showed cuts and bruising to her face, along with a swollen left eye.
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