swollen

swol·len  (swln)

v.

A past participle of swell.

adj.

1. Expanded by or as if by internal pressure; distended: a swollen toe.

2. Overblown; bombastic: swollen rhetoric.

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swollen [ˈswəʊlən]

vb

a past participle of swell

adj

1. tumid or enlarged by or as if by swelling

2. turgid or bombastic

swollenly  adv

swollenness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

swollen - 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" conceited, self-conceited, swollen-headed, vain, egotistic, egotistical proud - feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes"

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swollen

adjective enlarged, bloated, puffy, inflamed, puffed up, distended, tumescent, oedematous, dropsical, tumid, edematous My eyes were so swollen I could hardly see.

Translations

swollen [ˈswəʊl^ən]

pp of swell

adj

[ankle, face, foot, hand, finger, eyes, joints, glands] → enflé(e)

[river] → gonflé(e)

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swollen ptp of swell

adj ankle, face, glands etc → (an)geschwollen; stomach → aufgedunsen, aufgebläht; wood → verquollen, gequollen; sails → gebläht; river → angeschwollen, angestiegen; numbers → (an)gestiegen, angewachsen; her eyes were swollen with tears → ihre Augen waren verweint; he has a swollen head (fig) → er ist so aufgeblasen

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swollen [ˈswəʊl/ən]

1. pp of swell

2. adj (ankle, finger, stomach) → gonfio/a; (river) → in piena
her eyes were swollen with tears → aveva gli occhi gonfi di pianto
you'll give him a swollen head (fig) → gli farai montare la testa

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swollen [ˈswəʊl/ən]

1. pp of swell

2. adj (ankle, finger, stomach) → gonfio/a; (river) → in piena
her eyes were swollen with tears → aveva gli occhi gonfi di pianto
you'll give him a swollen head (fig) → gli farai montare la testa

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swollen swell

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swollen → منتفخ oteklý hævet geschwollen πρησμένος inflamado turvonnut gonflé natečen gonfio 腫れた 부푼 gezwollen hoven spuchnięty inchado опухший svullen บวม şiş bị sưng 肿胀的