'swell' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'swell' with 11 example sentences.
- swell adjective
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: excellent
- swell noun
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: the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
: a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
: a crescendo followed by a decrescendo
: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
- swell verb
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: increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
: become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
: expand abnormally
: come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)
: come up, as of a liquid
: cause to become swollen
Are your ankles swollen when you wake up in the morning?
His feet swell when he gets nervous.
I didn't know what made my leg swell up like that.
My eye has swollen up.
The river swelled rapidly because of the heavy rain.
The membership of the Boy Scout troop swelled.
The toothache made his face swell up.
A gust of wind swelled the sails.
She had a bad infection and her ovary swelled up.
I think you're swell.
The cheers swelled to a roar.