Results for swelling

Definitions of swelling:

Inflammatory enlargement.

An enlargement, a protuberance, a tumor.

Usage examples for swelling:

• " It isn't getting stout; it's swelling he answered. "The Wife and Other Stories", Anton Chekhov

• Buds were swelling on every side. "Nature's Serial Story", E. P. Roe

• I would rather see clouds of spray driving past swelling sails, than feel my way through a nasty fog. "The Measure of a Man", Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr