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swell out

swell out verb: to swell or bulge.

Verb

swell out (third-person singular simple present swells out, present participle swelling out, simple past and past participle swelled out)

  1. (intransitive) To swell or bulge
    Synonyms:
    protuberate

Synonyms of swell out

Forms of swell out

third-person singular presentswells out
present participleswelling out
past participleswelled out
pastswelled out

Questions about swell out

What does swell out mean?
Swell out means to swell or bulge.
What part of speech is swell out?
Swell out is a verb.
What is the past tense of swell out?
The past tense of swell out is swelled out.

Words near swell out in the dictionary

  1. swell hell
  2. swell mob
  3. swell mobs
  4. swell organ
  5. swell organs
  6. swell out
  7. swell paper
  8. Swell Street
  9. swell the ranks
  10. swell up
  11. swell'd

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