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swelled up

swelled up is the simple past and past participle of swell up.

Meaning of swell up

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

Questions about swelled up

What is swelled up the simple past and past participle of?
Swelled up is the simple past and past participle of swell up.

Words near swelled up in the dictionary

  1. swellage
  2. swelldom
  3. swelled
  4. swelled head
  5. swelled the ranks
  6. swelled up
  7. swellegant
  8. sweller
  9. swellers
  10. swellest
  11. swelleth

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