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heartswelling

/ˈhɑː(ɹ)tˌswɛlɪŋ/

heartswelling adjective: heartwrenching.

Adjective

heartswelling (comparative more heartswelling, superlative most heartswelling)

  1. heartwrenching
    • powerful, heartswelling music
    • heartswelling hate1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], “Muiopotmos, or The Fate of the Butterflie”, in Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC

Forms of heartswelling

comparativemore heartswelling
superlativemost heartswelling

Origin of heartswelling

From heart + swelling.

Questions about heartswelling

What does heartswelling mean?
Heartswelling means heartwrenching.
What part of speech is heartswelling?
Heartswelling is an adjective.
How do you pronounce heartswelling?
Heartswelling is pronounced /ˈhɑː(ɹ)tˌswɛlɪŋ/.

Words near heartswelling in the dictionary

  1. heartstoppingly
  2. heartstricken
  3. heartstring
  4. heartstrings
  5. heartstruck
  6. heartswelling
  7. heartthrob
  8. heartthrobby
  9. heartthrobs
  10. heartward
  11. heartware

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