swell
US /swɛl/
・UK /swel/
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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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This Much Will Kill You
03:41
- 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.
What Explosions Do to the Body
15:25
- Your eyes can start to swell and you can even go blind.
Your eyes can start to swell and you can even go blind.
Why Cat Bites Are Actually So Dangerous | RTC 35
12:07
- are thought to swell a little bit
are thought to swell a little bit
- And when they swell, that pressure increases
And when they swell, that pressure increases
Freediving The Deepest Blue Hole In The World! Ep. 174
12:54
- and a view over the cliffs
to the Atlantic swell.
and a view over the cliffs to the Atlantic swell.
Beowulf and Unferth (from Seamus Heaney's Beowulf)
05:39
- Riding on the swell.
Riding on the swell.
A BLEACH Fan Flash
05:21
- [Upbeat dramatic music swell]
[Upbeat dramatic music swell]
Crispy Onion Rings Recipe - How to Make Crispy Onion Rings
03:31
- it's just a little bit is going to swell up and absorb some of that liquid
it's just a little bit is going to swell up and absorb some of that liquid
Casablanca (film)
52:35
- a swell twist when Rick sends her away on the plane with Victor. For now, in doing so,
a swell twist when Rick sends her away on the plane with Victor. For now, in doing so,
National Geographic Live! - Greg Long: Big Wave Rider
21:46
- another big swell forms in the North Pacific.
another big swell forms in the North Pacific.
Fingersmith.~ Part.2/2 [Sub.Еspañol-Inglés]
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- - I never! - That makes it swell or what?
- I never! - That makes it swell or what?