Plural of swelling
regular plural
The plural of swelling is swellings.
Forms of swelling
| Singular | swelling /ˈswɛl.ɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | swellings |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Swellings in a sentence
- We have various events or processes, therefore: cuttings, kickings, humiliatings, panickings, puncturings, smashings, blowings, and swellings.2013, Stephen Mumford, Rani Lill Anjum, Causation: A Very Short Introduction, page 76. From the entry humiliating
- Swellings are partly pockets of blood, like bruises are.2004 April 1, Peter de Vroomen, “spring is back, bones get wrecked”, in alt.skate-board (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Jun 2026. From the entry inflammate
- These swellings or blunt knobbings form the rachitic rosary.1981, Lewis A. Barness, Manual of Pediatric Physical Diagnosis, page 111. From the entry knobbing
- There were trees whose trunks bellied into huge swellings.1914, Theodore Roosevelt, chapter 6, in Through the Brazilian Wilderness. From the entry belly
- Smith, is evidently identical with those transient localised œdemas which have come to be known as Calabar swellings.1903, Sir Patrick Manson, Journal of tropical medicine, page 348. From the entry œdemas
Meaning of swelling
- noun The state of being swollen.
- noun Anything swollen, especially any abnormally swollen part of the body.
- noun A rising, as of passion or anger.
Questions about the plural of swelling
- What is the plural of swelling?
- The plural of swelling is swellings.
- Is swelling countable?
- Swelling is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
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