swell up

English

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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)

1. (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)

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• upswell, upwells, wells up