swell

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swell (usually not comparable; nonstandard comparative sweller, superlative swellest)

  1. (informal) Excellent.

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Singular
swell

Plural
swells

swell (plural swells)

  1. A long series of ocean waves, generally produced by wind, and lasting after the wind has ceased.
  2. (music) A gradual crescendo followed by diminuendo.
  3. (music) A device for controlling the volume of a pipe organ.
  4. (music) A division in a pipe organ, usually the largest enclosed division.

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Infinitive
to swell

Third person singular
swells

Simple past
swelled

Past participle
swollen or swelled

Present participle
swelling

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

  1. (intransitive) To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.

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