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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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.
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.
Brics: The G-7 Economic Alliance’s Rival, Explained | WSJ
04:55
- and certainly have helped them swell in importance
and certainly have helped them swell in importance
What's Inside A Pimple?
01:55
- causing the skin at the surface to swell and redden.
causing the skin at the surface to swell and redden.
How what you eat affects your immune system | BBC Ideas
06:28
- the glands that swell up when you are sick,
the glands that swell up when you are sick,
Annie (1982) - Tomorrow Scene (7/10) | Movieclips
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- That's a swell idea.
That's a swell idea.
- It isn't a swell idea, Annie.
It isn't a swell idea, Annie.
10 Cute Animals With Secretly Scary Behaviors
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- They have large, buggy eyes and they swell up with water like an adorable balloon!
They have large, buggy eyes and they swell up with water like an adorable balloon!