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swell

English

🔊 very good
“he did a bully job”
🔊 a crescendo followed by a decrescendo
🔊 the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
🔊 a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
🔊 a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
🔊 expand abnormally
“The bellies of the starving children are swelling”
🔊 cause to become swollen
“The water swells the wood”
🔊 increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
“The music swelled to a crescendo”
🔊 become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
“The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son”
🔊 come up, as of a liquid
“Tears well in her eyes”
🔊 come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)
“Strong emotions welled up”