swelling
UK/ˈswɛl.ɪŋ/
swelling noun: the state of being swollen. Also the present participle and gerund of swell.
Noun
swelling (countable and uncountable, plural swellings)
- The state of being swollen.
- Ne take noon hede to brynge togidere þe parties of þe boon þat is to-broken or dislocate, til viij. daies ben goon in þe wyntir, & v. in þe somer; for þanne it schal make quytture, and be sikir from swellynge; & þanne brynge togidere þe brynkis eiþer þe disiuncture after þe techynge þat schal be...a1420, The British Museum Additional MS, 12,056, “Wounds complicated by the Dislocation of a Bone”, in Robert von Fleischhacker, editor, Lanfranc's "Science of cirurgie.", London: K. Paul, Trench...
- Synonyms:
- ectasia, ectasis, turgescence, bloatedness, bloating, distension, intumescence, inturgescence, nodosity, swollenness
- Anything swollen, especially any abnormally swollen part of the body.
- Synonyms:
- incrassation, inturgescence
- A rising, as of passion or anger.
Also used as
swelling is also the present participle and gerund of swell.
swelling meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
swelling in Hindi
- सूजन आना, सूजन आ जाना
swelling in Tamil
- the state of being swollen
- தடிப்பு taṭippu
swelling in Marathi
- सूज येणे, सूज
swelling in Urdu
- the state of being swollen
- سُوجَن sūjan
- anything swollen
- سُوجَن sūjan
More languagesFewer languages
- swelling in Bengali
- ফোলাভাব, ফুলে যাওয়া, ফোলা
- swelling in Telugu
- వాచుట vācuṭa, వాపు vāpu
- swelling in Malayalam
- നീർവീക്കം, വീക്കം വരാനുള്ള
- swelling in Kannada
- ಊತ, ಉಬ್ಬುವುದು, ಊತವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ
- swelling in Punjabi
- ਸੋਜ, ਸੋਜ਼ਸ਼
- swelling in Gujarati
- સોજો sojo
- swelling in Odia
- ଫୁଲିବା
- swelling in Nepali
- सूजन
- swelling in Pashto
- غومبه γumba, پړسوب parrsob
- swelling in Tagalog
- pamamaga
Examples of swelling in a sentence
- The doctor told me elevating my legs would help reduce the swelling.
- The most common mineral that causes swelling soil is smectite (montmorillonite).
- The application of this cream should reduce the swelling.
Synonyms of swelling
- ectasia
- ectasis
- turgescence
- bloatedness
- bloating
- distension
- intumescence
- nodosity
- swollenness
- tumescence
6 more synonymsFewer synonyms
Forms of swelling
| plural | swellings |
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Words formed from swelling
Phrases with swelling
Words that rhyme with swelling
- shelling
- spelling
- telling
- compelling
- belling
- selling
- smelling
- cabbeling
- dwelling
- felling
- gelling
- paralleling
1 more rhymesFewer rhymes
Questions about swelling
- What does swelling mean?
- Swelling means the state of being swollen.
- What is swelling in Hindi?
- Swelling in Hindi is सूजन आना, सूजन आ जाना. See Swelling meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is swelling?
- Swelling is a noun.
- How do you pronounce swelling?
- Swelling is pronounced /ˈswɛl.ɪŋ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of swelling?
- The plural of swelling is swellings.
Words near swelling in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: swelling (page history and authors); swelling (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); swelling (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); swelling (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); swelling (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); swelling (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); swelling (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); swelling (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); swelling (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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