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unswell

unswell verb: to cease from swelling; to become unswollen.

Verb

unswell (third-person singular simple present unswells, present participle unswelling, simple past unswelled, past participle unswollen)

  1. (ambitransitive) To cease from swelling; to become unswollen

Forms of unswell

third-person singular presentunswells
present participleunswelling
pastunswelled
past participleunswollen

Origin of unswell

From Middle English unswellen, equivalent to un- + swell.

Questions about unswell

What does unswell mean?
Unswell means to cease from swelling; to become unswollen.
What part of speech is unswell?
Unswell is a verb.
What is the past tense of unswell?
The past tense of unswell is unswelled.

Words near unswell in the dictionary

  1. unsweetened
  2. unsweetening
  3. unsweetens
  4. unsweetly
  5. unsweetness
  6. unswell
  7. unswelled
  8. unswelling
  9. unswells
  10. unsweltered
  11. unswept

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