What does swell up mean?
Definitions for swell up
swell up
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word swell up.
Princeton's WordNet
swell, swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesceverb
expand abnormally
"The bellies of the starving children are swelling"
ChatGPT
swell up
To swell up means to increase in size or volume, typically as a result of an internal pressure or accumulation of fluid. This can pertain to various contexts, such as a body part becoming enlarged due to illness or injury, a wave in the ocean increasing in size, or even a situation escalating.
Matched Categories
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of swell up in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of swell up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Translations for swell up
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
Get even more translations for swell up »
Translation
Find a translation for the swell up definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"swell up." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/swell+up>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss these swell up definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In