swell up

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Verb

swell up (third-person singular simple present swells up, present participle swelling up, simple past swelled up or (archaic) swoll up, past participle swelled up or swollen up)

(idiomatic) To become swollen

Translations

to become bigger or swollen

Cherokee: ᎪᏘᏍᎦ (gotisga)
Greek: πρήζομαι (el) (prízomai)
Korean: 붓다 (ko) (butda)
Latin: turgescō
Maori: whakarawhaki
Russian: опуха́ть (ru) impf (opuxátʹ), опу́хнуть (ru) pf (opúxnutʹ)

Anagrams

upswell, upwells, wells up

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