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outswollen

outswollen is the past participle 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...

Questions about outswollen

What is outswollen the past participle of?
Outswollen is the past participle of outswell.

Words near outswollen in the dictionary

  1. outswing
  2. outswinger
  3. outswingers
  4. outswinging
  5. outswings
  6. outswollen
  7. outswore
  8. outsworn
  9. outswum
  10. outswung
  11. outta

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