SWELLING
/ˈswɛl.ɪŋ/
12
Scrabble
16
WWF
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Definition
/ˈswɛl.ɪŋ/
verb
- To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.
- To cause to become bigger.“Rains and dissolving snow swell the rivers in spring.”
- To grow gradually in force or loudness.“The organ music swelled.”
noun
- The state of being swollen.
- Anything swollen, especially any abnormally swollen part of the body.
- A rising, as of passion or anger.
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
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