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    swell

    US /swɛl/

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    UK /swel/

    B1
    v.i.Intransitive VerbTo feel overcome due to a strong emotion
    When my daughter dances I swell with pride
    n. (u.)Uncountable NounBeing overcome from feeling a strong emotion
    He felt a swell of emotion as he remembered his childhood
    n. (u.)Uncountable NounAct of growing in size or increasing in number
    The swell of immigrants is caused by the demand for cheap workers
    v.i.Intransitive VerbTo increase in size or number larger than normal
    My feet swell when I stand on them all day and my shoes feel tight
    v.i.Intransitive VerbTo become larger than normal, often due to injury
    Look, my arm is beginning to swell up from that bee sting
    n. (u.)Uncountable NounThe size of the waves (surfing)
    The boys watched the swell to see how big the waves were

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    Why Cat Bites Are Actually So Dangerous | RTC 35

    12:07Why Cat Bites Are Actually So Dangerous | RTC 35
    • and it usually comes on pretty quickly when your body gets used to essentially developing a tolerance or a dependence on caffeine, where if you don't have caffeine over a period of 36, 48 hours, the blood vessels in your brain are thought to swell a little bit because of the lack of caffeine.

      and it usually comes on pretty quickly when your body gets used to essentially developing a tolerance or a dependence on caffeine, where if you don't have caffeine over a period of 36, 48 hours, the blood vessels in your brain are thought to swell a little bit because of the lack of caffeine.

    • And when they swell, that pressure increases, and you start getting one of these withdrawal headaches.

      And when they swell, that pressure increases, and you start getting one of these withdrawal headaches.

    B1

    This Much Will Kill You

    03:41This Much Will Kill You
    • Though it takes a lot, water intoxication from around 6 liters causes brain cells to swell, leading to headaches, seizures, comas, and even death in extreme cases.

      Though it takes a lot, water intoxication from around 6 liters causes brain cells to swell, leading to headaches, seizures, comas, and even death in extreme cases.

    B1

    What's Inside A Pimple?

    01:55What's Inside A Pimple?
    • causing the skin at the surface to swell and redden.

      causing the skin at the surface to swell and redden.

    B2

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters

    17:28A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
    • bass like a good one, and never swell the large  veins in his forehead, or get red in the face over  

      bass like a good one, and never swell the large  veins in his forehead, or get red in the face over  

    B2

    Annoying Orange - Most DISGUSTING Episodes!!

    27:20Annoying Orange - Most DISGUSTING Episodes!!
    • I went to Taco Bell, feeling mighty swell.

      I went to Taco Bell, feeling mighty swell.

    • ♪ I went to Taco Bell, feeling mighty swell ♪ ♪ Ordered tacos, burritos, and a cheesy gordita jell ♪ ♪ Little did I know, as I rang that bell ♪ ♪ That later on tonight, I'd be feeling less than well ♪ ♪ So Taco Bell Farts, they're the musical art ♪ ♪ They start with a rumble, then they tear me apart ♪ ♪ A symphony in the key of B ♪ ♪ Taco Bell Farts, they're louder than my dreams ♪ ♪ It started with a whisper, just a gentle breeze ♪ ♪ Soon it grew louder, like a thunderous tease ♪ ♪ Tried to hold it in, but just had to be free ♪ ♪ Taco Bell Farts, they're the musical art ♪ ♪ They start with a rumble, then they tear me apart ♪ ♪ A symphony in the key of B ♪ ♪ Taco Bell Farts, they're louder than my dreams ♪

      ♪ I went to Taco Bell, feeling mighty swell ♪ ♪ Ordered tacos, burritos, and a cheesy gordita jell ♪ ♪ Little did I know, as I rang that bell ♪ ♪ That later on tonight, I'd be feeling less than well ♪ ♪ So Taco Bell Farts, they're the musical art ♪ ♪ They start with a rumble, then they tear me apart ♪ ♪ A symphony in the key of B ♪ ♪ Taco Bell Farts, they're louder than my dreams ♪ ♪ It started with a whisper, just a gentle breeze ♪ ♪ Soon it grew louder, like a thunderous tease ♪ ♪ Tried to hold it in, but just had to be free ♪ ♪ Taco Bell Farts, they're the musical art ♪ ♪ They start with a rumble, then they tear me apart ♪ ♪ A symphony in the key of B ♪ ♪ Taco Bell Farts, they're louder than my dreams ♪

    B2

    LOOKOUT! Toxic Starfish!

    16:42LOOKOUT! Toxic Starfish!
    • So a spine goes into you, or in this case, probably many spines, they break off, the venom sets in, you begin to swell.

      So a spine goes into you, or in this case, probably many spines, they break off, the venom sets in, you begin to swell.

    • they break off, the venom sets in, you begin to swell.

      they break off, the venom sets in, you begin to swell.

    B1

    The Complete History of the Second World War | World War II Documentary | Part 1

    48:30The Complete History of the Second World War | World War II Documentary | Part 1
    • The first test of how the Allied powers of Britain and France would respond to his new Germany came in 1935, when Hitler introduced military conscription which saw the German armed forces swell many times beyond the number permitted by the Treaty of Versailles.

      The first test of how the Allied powers of Britain and France would respond to his new Germany came in 1935, when Hitler introduced military conscription which saw the German armed forces swell many times beyond the number permitted by the Treaty of Versailles.

    • When Hitler introduced military conscription which saw the German armed forces swell many times beyond the number permitted by the Treaty of Versailles

      When Hitler introduced military conscription which saw the German armed forces swell many times beyond the number permitted by the Treaty of Versailles

    B1

    Porphyria's Lover By Robert Browning

    03:59Porphyria's Lover By Robert Browning
    • Porphyria worshiped me: surprise Made my heart swell, and still it grew

      Porphyria worshiped me: surprise Made my heart swell, and still it grew

    • Surprise made my heart swell, and still it grew while I decided what to do.

      Surprise made my heart swell, and still it grew while I decided what to do.

    B2

    What If You Fall into a Black Hole?

    12:15What If You Fall into a Black Hole?
    • The rotation causes them to swell outwards into a sort of ringularity.

      The rotation causes them to swell outwards into a sort of ringularity.

    • to swell outwards into a sort of ringularity. This rotation is so powerful, that space itself

      to swell outwards into a sort of ringularity. This rotation is so powerful, that space itself

    A1

    実は”役立たず”な体の部位は?進化生物学者が解説 | WIRED Japan

    11:00実は”役立たず”な体の部位は?進化生物学者が解説   | WIRED Japan
    • The appendix was thought to be vestigial and worse, bad, because it can swell.

      The appendix was thought to be vestigial and worse, bad, because it can swell.

    • And worse, bad, because it can swell.

      And worse, bad, because it can swell.

    B1