swollen
/ˈswoʊlən/
verb
- Past participle of swell; to have become larger or fuller.
- Her knee had swollen to twice its normal size.
- The crowd had swollen to thousands of people.
- The river has swollen after the heavy rains.
adjective
- Increased in size, often due to injury, infection, or fluid buildup.
- Her ankle was swollen after she twisted it.
- His eyes were swollen from crying.
- The swollen river flooded the nearby fields.
- Enlarged or bulging, as if filled with something.
- The swollen clouds threatened rain.
- His pockets were swollen with coins.
- The balloon became swollen with air.
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