swellings

noun

plural of swelling
as in lumps
a small rounded mass of swollen tissue the swelling at the site of the insect bite was not too concerning

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Recent Examples of swellings Burls are sound, hard, woody swellings or protrusions that form on the trunks, branches, or roots of trees. — Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026 This microscopic roundworm lays its eggs in root tissues, causing swellings or galls to develop on infected roots. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 June 2026 Infection is rapid, causing swellings in the lymph nodes (buboes) and leading to septicaemia and pulmonary infection. — Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swellings
  1. lumps
  2. nodules
  3. bruises
  4. bumps
  5. nodes
Noun
  • The real estate sector is taking its lumps as Treasury yields surge, but Mizuho sees plenty of potential for two dividend-paying stocks in that corner of the market.
    — Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Through two weeks of the Dallas Cowboys’ season, there are some lumps that the team’s defense has taken that have been reminiscent of the last two porous efforts on that side of the ball.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of lumps
Noun
  • Five round nodules, each about a centimeter wide, clustered together like grapes, were stuck to the stone.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Pulmonary nodules can be small and difficult to distinguish within the complex architecture of the lung.
    — Oran Muduroglu, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of nodules
Noun
  • Tucker picked up some extra bumps and bruises Saturday, most notably fouling a pitch off his right knee in the third inning.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The woman, 37, was found half naked with bruises on her body and tied up with cables.
    — Rael Ombuor The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of bruises
Noun
  • Memory is not so much a flow, sometimes, as a series of bumps and scrapes.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Durant dismissed the campaign entirely, pivoting instead to the WNBA's recent sneaker deals and revenue bumps, not addressing the core issue of biological males entering female leagues.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of bumps
Noun
  • Joining the network ports are a mesh button for adding nodes, a reset button, and the power jack.
    — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
  • These are key fuel nodes for the Red Sea, made all the more vital as Iran throttles traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of nodes

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“Swellings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swellings. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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