swollen

Also used as

swollen is also the past participle of swell.

swollen meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada

Examples of swollen in a sentence

• Swollen breasts, morning sickness, and a missed period are classic symptoms of pregnancy.
• Unlike chimpanzees, whose females have bright red swollen buttocks when ovulating, females in humans evolved to have concealed ovulation, and do not have any perceptible signs that indicate their fertility.
• Even with a swollen field, just getting here is an accomplishment.

All 40 example sentences with swollen

Synonyms of swollen

• jutting
• protuberant
• extuberant
• tumid
• bulging
• exserted
• outstanding
• projecting
• projectory
• prominent

Antonyms

• contracted
• deflated
• nonswollen
• shrunken
• shrivelled
• tabid
• unswollen
• wizened

All synonyms and antonyms of swollen

Forms of swollen

Origin of swollen

From Middle English swollen, i-swolle, y-swolle, yswolle, ȝeswollen, from Old English swollen, ġeswollen, from Proto-Germanic *swullanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *swellaną (“to swell”). Cognate with West Frisian swollen (“swollen”), Dutch gezwollen (“swollen”), German geschwollen (“swollen”), Swedish svullen (“swollen”).

Words formed from swollen

• forswollen
• nonswollen
• overswollen
• preswollen
• swollen assets theory
• swollen-headed
• swollenly
• swollenness
• unswollen

Related words

• swole

Phrases with swollen

• swollen up
• swollen the ranks
• swollen assets theories

Words that rhyme with swollen

• colon
• Nolan
• solon
• Bolan
• Dolan
• mesocolon
• stolen
• tetracolon

Questions about swollen

What does swollen mean?

Swollen means protuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease).

What is swollen in Tamil?

Swollen in Tamil is வீங்கிவிட்டது. See Swollen meaning in Tamil.

What part of speech is swollen?

Swollen is an adjective.

How do you pronounce swollen?

Swollen is pronounced /ˈswəʊ.lən/ (UK).