swollen

CEFRB1

/ˈswəʊ.lən/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Larger than normal because of injury, illness, or pressure.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    past participle of swell

Examples

  • I drank too much. My face is swollen!

  • Your feet are swollen because your shoes are too small.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈswoʊ.lən/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Protuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease).

More examples

In context

  • swollen ankle

  • swollen knee

  • swollen salaries

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Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The runner's knee became blank after the marathon due to fluid buildup.

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Origin

adjective

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”).