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🔑 swell BrE /swel / NAmE /swel / verb present simple - I / you / we / they swell BrE /swel / NAmE /swel / present simple - he / she / it swells BrE /swelz / NAmE /swelz / past simple swelled BrE /sweld / NAmE /sweld / past participle swelled BrE /sweld / NAmE /sweld / past participle swollen BrE /ˈswəʊlən / NAmE /ˈswoʊlən / -ing form swelling BrE /ˈswelɪŋ / NAmE /ˈswelɪŋ / 🔑 [ I ] ~ (up )to become bigger or rounder ◆ Her arm was beginning to swell up where the bee had stung her . bandage , bleed , bruise , fracture , hurt injury plaster , sore , swell , wound 1
[ I , T ] to curve out or make sth curve out ◆ ~ (out )The sails swelled (out ) in the wind .◆ ~ sth (out )The wind swelled (out ) the sails . [ T , I ] to increase or make sth increase in number or size ◆ ~ sth (to sth )Last year's profits were swelled by a fall in production costs . ◆ We are looking for more volunteers to swell the ranks (= increase the number of those already helping . ◆ ~ (to sth )Membership has swelled to over 20 000 . OPP shrink [ I ] of a sound 声音 to become louder ◆ The cheering swelled through the hall . [ I ] ~ (with sth )to be filled with a strong emotion ◆ to swell with pride ➡ see also swollen 🔑 swell BrE /swel / NAmE /swel / noun [ C , usually sing. ] the movement of the sea when it rises and falls without the waves breaking ◆ The boat was caught in a heavy (= strong swell . [ sing. ] (formal the curved shape of sth , especially a part of the body ◆ the firm swell of her breasts [ sing. ] a situation in which sth increases in size , number , strength , etc . ◆ a growing swell of support ◆ a swell of pride ➡ see also groundswell [ sing. ] of music or noise 乐音或噪声 a gradual increase in the volume of sth SYN crescendo (old-fashioned informal an important or fashionable person 🔑 swell BrE /swel / NAmE /swel / adjective (old-fashioned NAmE informal very good , enjoyable , etc . ◆ We had a swell time .