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swell up

swell up verb: to become swollen.

Verb

swell up (third-person singular simple present swells up, present participle swelling up, simple past swelled up or (archaic) swoll up, past participle swelled up or (archaic) swoll up or swollen up)

  1. (idiomatic) To become swollen
    Synonyms:
    distend

swell up meaning in Bengali

swell up in Bengali

ফুলে যাওয়া

Synonyms of swell up

Forms of swell up

third-person singular presentswells up
present participleswelling up
pastswelled up
past participleswelled up
past participleswollen up
past (archaic)swoll up
past participle (archaic)swoll up

Questions about swell up

What does swell up mean?
Swell up means to become swollen.
What is swell up in Bengali?
Swell up in Bengali is ফুলে যাওয়া. See Swell up meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is swell up?
Swell up is a verb.
What is the past tense of swell up?
The past tense of swell up is swelled up.

Words near swell up in the dictionary

  1. swell organs
  2. swell out
  3. swell paper
  4. Swell Street
  5. swell the ranks
  6. swell up
  7. swell'd
  8. swell-headed
  9. swell-mobsman
  10. swell-mobsmen
  11. swellabilities

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