Definition: 1. The undulating movement of the surface of the open sea. 2. A rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor. 3. A crescendo followed by a decrescendo. 4. A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance. 5. Increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity. 6. Become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger.
Use 'swell' in a sentence:
1. The leg may swell up and be painful.
2. The human body can absorb no more than about a quart of water per hour, beyond which the brain can swell dangerously, says Dr. Goldfarb.
3. They began to swell to the point of absurdity.
4. Production of the foie gras pt involves force-feeding geese and ducks so that their livers swell.
5. You should be careful and not to eat too much of them, because they swell in your stomach and you can feel like you've overeaten afterwards.
6. Swell, I thought, looking around for the boat.
7. The human population swelled, at least temporarily, as migrants moved south.
8. There is some swelling and he is being detained for observation.
9. Sad, yes, sad thoughts of thee my heart doth swell, And burning recollections throng my brow!
10. Her new book, Swell, interweaves her own story with a history of female pioneers who accomplished remarkable feats and paved the way for future generations.
11. A can of food can swell for two separate reasons.
12. That was one of the swell things you could count on.
13. The dragon's eyes began to swell and he could hardly see.
14. She threw balls in the air and caught them in the arches of her feet, above the swell of her belly, between her chin and chest.
15. Meals are brought to her desk, where she types until her fingers swell and her nails bleed.
16. Her arm was beginning to swell up where the bee had stung her.
17. There's a small swell coming.
18. The boat was caught in a heavy swell.
19. When you develop a throat infection or catch a cold the glands in the neck swell up.
20. Chemical agents manufactured by our immune system inflame our cells and tissues, causing our nose to run and our throat to swell.
21. The limbs swell to an enormous size.
22. Membership has swelled to over 20 000.
23. I've had a swell time.
24. Technology Study on Construction a Road in Area of Swell Soil at Ningxia.
25. His bank balance has swelled by £ 222,000 in the last three weeks.
26. His face began to swell out.
27. The ranks of the permanently unemployed will swell.
28. Too often lenders connived with borrowers to swell the size of mortgages, or worse, sell borrowers the wrong policy.
29. We had a swell time.
30. Offers from other countries should swell the force to 35,000.
31. Many cat lovers live with a dilemma: they want to pick up the animals and hold them close, but if they do, their eyes will swell up and they'll start sneezing.
32. The cyst was causing swelling and exerting pressure on her brain.
33. Her new book swell into weaves her own story with a history of female pioneers who accomplished remarkable feats paved the way for future generations.
34. The wind swelled the sails.
35. Women made such swell friends.
36. I hope I can get Bobby back in this sack. He's starting to swell and come apart on me.
37. What was worse, the stroke caused her brain to began to swell.
38. Meanwhile, the number of consumers hungry for such gadgets continues to swell.
39. Exports are dwindling and the trade deficit is swelling.
40. We are looking for more volunteers to swell the ranks of those already helping.
41. Use ice to reduce the swelling.
42. Last year's profits were swelled by a fall in production costs.
43. The industry reckons it will see orders swell by 10% this financial year. Some hope.
44. The cheering swelled through the hall.
45. You may notice redness and swelling after the injection.
46. By the end of this month the size of the mission is expected to swell to 280 people.
47. She could see her two sons swell with pride.
48. The sails swelled in the wind.
49. Do your ankles swell at night?
50. The fall left her with a painful swelling above her eye.
