swelling

swelling

noun

Definition of SWELLING

1

: something that is swollen; specifically : an abnormal bodily protuberance or localized enlargement

2

: the condition of being swollen

Examples of SWELLING

1. There was a swelling above her eye.
2. The swelling around her eye should subside in a few days.

First Known Use of SWELLING

before 12th century

Related to SWELLING

Synonyms: knot, lump, node, nodule, bump

Related Words: growth, tumor, wart; hump, hunch; bruise, contusion, welt; blister, boil; blob, chunk, clod, clump, gob, gobbet, hunk, knob, nub, nubble, nugget, wad

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Rhymes with SWELLING

dwelling, spelling, telling