Hyphenation of swollen

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swollen

Definitions of swollen:

1.
Increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
The music swelled to a crescendo
2.
Become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son
3.
Expand abnormally
The bellies of the starving children are swelling
4.
Come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)
Strong emotions welled up Smoke swelled from it
5.
Come up, as of a liquid
Tears well in her eyes The currents well up
6.
Cause to become swollen
The water swells the wood
7.
Characteristic of false pride
Having an exaggerated sense of self-importance A conceited fool An attitude of self-conceited arrogance An egotistical disregard of others So swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty Growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary Vain about her clothes

Synonyms of swollen:

adj bloated, distended, puffed, puffy, tumescent, tumid, turgid, unhealthy
adj distended, expanded
adj conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self-conceited, swollen-headed, vain, proud
adj flooding, in flood, overflowing, high

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