swollen
adjectiveverbcommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈswəʊ.lən//
- United Kingdom//ˈswɒ.lən//
- United States//ˈswoʊ.lən//
Protuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease).
adjective
- 1
Protuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease).
swollen ankle
swollen knee
swollen salaries
swollen thumb
Etymology
From Middle English swollen, i-swolle, y-swolle, yswolle, ȝeswollen, from Old English swollen, ġeswollen, from Proto-Germanic *swullanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *swellaną (“to swell”). Cognate with West Frisian swollen (“swollen”), Dutch gezwollen (“swollen”), German geschwollen (“swollen”), Swedish svullen (“swollen”).
verb
- 1
Also a form of swellpast participle of swell
Forms
- comparative
- more swollen
- superlative
- most swollen
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swollen · Protuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease).
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