Word Finder - swelling

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To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.

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To cause to become bigger.

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Rains and dissolving snow swell the rivers in spring.

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To grow gradually in force or loudness.

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The organ music swelled.

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To raise to arrogance; to puff up; to inflate.

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to be swelled with pride or haughtiness

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To be raised to arrogance.

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To be elated; to rise arrogantly.

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To be turgid, bombastic, or extravagant.

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swelling words  a swelling style

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To protuberate; to bulge out.

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A cask swells in the middle.

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The state of being swollen.

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Anything swollen, especially any abnormally swollen part of the body.

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A rising, as of passion or anger.

It is a massive swelling of the earth's crust,.

Abscess of the Gall-bladder gives rise to a painful, tender swelling near the cartilage of the ninth rib of the right side.

As she watched, the bruises and swelling faded.

The culminating summits of the ranges generally present the appearance of a flat, rounded swelling, and when they are crowned with glaciers, as many of them are, these shape themselves into what may be described as a mantle, a breastplate, or a flat cap, from which lappets and fringes project at intervals; nowhere do there exist any of the long, narrow, winding glacier tongues which are so characteristic of the Alps of Europe.

Pierre listened with swelling heart, gazing into the Mason's face with shining eyes, not interrupting or questioning him, but believing with his whole soul what the stranger said.

She caught sight of the marks and swelling and pulled her hand back quickly, but not fast enough.

She reviewed the last several days, taking in the swelling number of enemies in the skies and on the ground.

It has twenty-four columns of Carystian (cipollino) marble, with capitals probably of Byzantine work with swelling acanthus leaves; but the rest of the church is due to native architects.

The sudden swelling of rivers and downpour of rain stopped all movement at once, and the "Mud March" came to an end.

Chalmers believed that compulsory assessment ended by swelling" the evil it was intended to mitigate, and that relief should be raised and administered by voluntary means.

In the hospitals, death was so certain that soldiers suffering from fever, or the swelling that came from bad food, preferred to remain on duty, and hardly able to drag their legs went to the front rather than to the hospitals.

If the leaf of Mini osa or Desmodium be examined, it will be seen that at the base of each leaflet and each leaf, just at the junction with the respective axes, is a swelling known as a pulvinus.

These disjunctors serve as points of application for the elastic push of the swelling spore-ends, and as the connecting outer lamella of cell-wall suddenly gives way, the spores are jerked asunder.

In the course of the season the borders (inside) will require several thorough soakings of warm water - the first when the house is shut up, this being repeated when the vines have made young shoots a few inches long, again when the vines are in flower, and still again when the berries are taking the second swelling after stoning.

When a river partakes of the nature of a torrent, dwindling to a paltry stream at one season and swelling into an enormous flood at another, it is impossible to construct a system of irrigation canals without very costly engineering works, sluices, dams, waste-weirs, &c., so as to give the engineer entire control of the water.

But a far more potent factor in swelling the numbers of the Catholics has been the immigration of the Irish, which began early in the 19th century, but was enormously stimulated by the famine of 1846.

The most obvious symptom is usually swelling of the ankles and legs.

Other symptoms of distant metastases are sciatica, lymph node enlargement, swelling in the lower limbs.

These include erythema, swelling, pain, itching, discoloration or tenderness at the implant site.

The histamine produces swelling and irritation of the upper airways and causes typical hay fever and asthmatic symptoms.

The swelling and bruising came out straight away and looked horrendous for a few days, but rapidly subsided.

A cream or ointment containing hydrocortisone can help reduce swelling.

Miscellaneous Myopia, vaginal bleeding, swelling of the tongue, gum hypertrophy, hirsutism.

I also gave some ibuprofen to reduce the swelling.

Check for previous surgery incision scars, infection, discharge, swelling and signs of skin lesions or defects.

She continued to experience intermittent swelling of her right leg following standing for any prolonged period.

First up, a superb rendition of ' The Edge of Heaven ' which has an amazing swelling keyboard intro.

Some of these symptoms include jaundice, dark urine, nausea, vomiting, abdominal swelling, unusual weight gain, and abdominal pain.

The time when I thought my gum was swelling up and I had lockjaw was totally different.

Tightness Excess fluid in the tissues causes swelling and tightness which is helped with gentle exercises to drain the lymph.

The Elbow Cryo/Cuff combines the therapeutic benefits of controlled compression to minimize hemarthrosis and swelling, and cold to minimize hemarthrosis and swelling, and cold to minimize pain.

Hereditary angioneurotic edema This is an inherited condition that can cause nettle rash and swelling around the eyes, mouth and hands.

Patients also face a long-term risk of getting persistent swelling or ulcers in their leg.

Signs include eyelid retraction, conjunctival redness and swelling, proptosis (either unilateral or bilateral ), periorbital edema, and ophthalmoplegia.

I had proteinuria, raised blood pressure and edema (swelling ).

Clinical examination revealed localized tenderness and diffuse swelling over the site of the right pubic ramus.

The Soviet Republic replied by swelling the ranks of the Red Army to five million and launching the contentious march on Warsaw.

Signs Patients are unwell with fever, swelling of the lymph glands and frequently a generalized rash.

Inspection Look at the ankle for swelling, redness, deformity, sinuses, scars.

This then causes a plug, which can lead to swelling and cause redness.

The classical triad of pain, swelling and systemic sepsis is very commonly noticed.

In clay soils this can cause shrinkage or swelling of the ground.

Don't however cut the remaining stub flush with the trunk, but leave a small swelling which can heal on its own.

Diagnosis of scrotal swellings To determine the nature of a scrotal swelling four aspects need to be assessed.

Tenderness and swelling over and around the inflamed tendon are the obvious signs that a doctor will look for.

In March 2000 he developed pain and swelling over his left thigh and right tibia.

Some patients need surgical treatment for tissue swelling if this is severe.

My chest was swelling, and I was beginning to feel unbalanced; top heavy.

A little fellow sits on my shoulder, and if the ego is swelling says " remember you are a complete and utter wanker!

Localized swelling may be present and making a fist or bending the wrist will initiate pain.