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Meaning of swell
verb
- To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.
- To cause to become bigger. Example: Rains and dissolving snow swell the rivers in spring.
- To grow gradually in force or loudness. Example: The organ music swelled.
- To raise to arrogance; to puff up; to inflate. Example: to be swelled with pride or haughtiness
- To be raised to arrogance.
noun
- The act of swelling; increase in size.
- A bulge or protuberance.
- Increase of power in style, or of rhetorical force.
- A long series of ocean waves, generally produced by wind, and lasting after the wind has ceased.
- A gradual crescendo followed by diminuendo.
adjective
- Fashionable, like a swell or dandy.
- Excellent.
adverb
- Very well.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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A dictionary checker verifies whether a typed word exists in a word list. It is useful for word games, puzzle checks, spelling checks, and quick vocabulary confirmation.
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