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swollen up

swollen up is the 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 swollen up

What is swollen up the past participle of?
Swollen up is the past participle of swell up.

Words near swollen up in the dictionary

  1. swoll
  2. swollen
  3. swollen assets theories
  4. swollen assets theory
  5. swollen the ranks
  6. swollen up
  7. swollen-headed
  8. swollenin
  9. swollenins
  10. swollenly
  11. swollenness

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