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swollen

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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.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.swollenswollen - 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"
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"

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 [ˈswəʊlən]
pp of swell
adj
[ankle, face, foot, hand, finger, eyes, joints, glands] → enflé(e)
[river] → gonflé(e)

swollen ptp of swell
adj ankle, face, glands etc(an)geschwollen; stomachaufgedunsen, aufgebläht; woodverquollen, gequollen; sailsgebläht; riverangeschwollen, angestiegen; numbers(an)gestiegen, angewachsen; her eyes were swollen with tearsihre Augen waren verweint; he has a swollen head (fig)er ist so aufgeblasen

swollen [ˈswəʊln]
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

swollen [ˈswəʊln]
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

swollen swell
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


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As he came near, the Lion put out his paw, which was all swollen and bleeding, and Androcles found that a huge thorn had got into it, and was causing all the pain.
He was suffering horribly with thirst, and his swollen tongue and lips could hardly articulate a syllable.
The poisonous flies and gnats swarmed around by thousands; in vain one waved myrtle-branches about like mad; the audacious insect population did not cease to sting; nor was there a single person in the well-crammed carriage whose face was not swollen and sore from their ravenous bites.
 
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