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swelling up

swelling up is the present participle and gerund 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 swelling up

What is swelling up the present participle and gerund of?
Swelling up is the present participle and gerund of swell up.

Words near swelling up in the dictionary

  1. swelling soil
  2. swelling soils
  3. swelling tape
  4. swelling tapes
  5. swelling the ranks
  6. swelling up
  7. swellingly
  8. swellings
  9. swellish
  10. swellishness
  11. swellmobsman

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