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swell up

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. swell, swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesceverb

    expand abnormally

    "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"

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  1. 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.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of swell up in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of swell up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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