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outswelling

outswelling is the present participle and gerund of outswell.

Meaning of outswell

Verb

outswell (third-person singular simple present outswells, present participle outswelling, simple past outswelled, past participle outswelled or outswollen)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To exceed in swelling.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To swell beyond; to overflow.
    • Blovv, villain, till thy ſphered bias-cheek / Outſvvell the colic of puff'd Aquilonc. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Noun

outswelling (plural outswellings)

  1. That which swells outward; a protrusion.

Forms of outswelling

pluraloutswellings

Questions about outswelling

What does outswelling mean?
Outswelling means that which swells outward; a protrusion.
What is outswelling the present participle and gerund of?
Outswelling is the present participle and gerund of outswell.
What part of speech is outswelling?
Outswelling is a noun.
What is the plural of outswelling?
The plural of outswelling is outswellings.

Words near outswelling in the dictionary

  1. outsweetened
  2. outsweetening
  3. outsweetens
  4. outswell
  5. outswelled
  6. outswelling
  7. outswellings
  8. outswells
  9. outswept
  10. outswift
  11. outswifted

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