swelling
noun
[ ˈswɛlɪŋ ]
• an abnormal enlargement of a part of the body, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid.
• "painless swellings may appear in the lower abdomen"
Similar:
bump,
lump,
bulge,
inflammation,
protuberance,
excrescence,
enlargement,
distension,
prominence,
protrusion,
tumour,
node,
nodule,
boil,
blister,
bunion,
carbuncle,
wen,
sty,
welt,
tumescence,
swelling
adjective
• becoming greater in intensity, number, amount, or volume.
• "the swelling ranks of Irish singer-songwriters"
swell
verb
• (especially of a part of the body) become larger or rounder in size, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid.
• "her bruised knee was already swelling up"
Similar:
expand,
bulge,
distend,
become distended,
inflate,
become inflated,
dilate,
become bloated,
bloat,
blow up/out,
puff up,
balloon,
fatten,
fill out,
tumefy,
intumesce,
• become or make greater in intensity, number, amount, or volume.
• "the low murmur swelled to a roar"
Similar:
grow larger,
grow greater,
grow,
enlarge,
increase,
expand,
rise,
wax,
mount,
escalate,
accelerate,
step up,
accumulate,
surge,
multiply,
proliferate,
snowball,
mushroom,
skyrocket,
make larger,
make greater,
increase in size/scope,
augment,
boost,
build up,
top up,
grow loud,
grow louder,
become louder,
amplify,
intensify,
heighten,
Origin:
Old English swellan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German schwellen . Current senses of the noun date from the early 16th century; the informal adjectival use derives from noun swell (sense 5 of the noun) (late 18th century).
