How to Use swelling in a Sentence

swelling

noun

• There was a swelling above her eye.
• The swelling around her eye should subside in a few days.
• The swelling may last from weeks to months, Dr. Garshick adds.
  — Alexis Jones, Women's Health, 14 Mar. 2023
• After 12 to 24 hours, any pain and swelling should go away.
  — Ana Escalante, Glamour, 6 Nov. 2023
• Sweet relief from pain and swelling is just a click away.
  — Lindsey Metrus, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2023
• But the swelling goes down once the handle dries, so this is not a deal breaker.
  — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 5 Oct. 2023
• The skull is then left open until the swelling or pressure have gone down.
  — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2023
• In most cases, there is a painful swelling of the lymph node in the groin, armpit or neck areas.
  — Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
• Both Leqembi and Aduhelm can cause brain swelling and brain bleeds.
  — Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2023
• Once the venom is out (or at least reduced), the pain and swelling will decrease.
  — Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 6 July 2023
• There was no swelling, no pain, no need to ice-pack the injection site.
  — Sarah Y. Wu, Glamour, 22 Nov. 2023
• The martial arts master died in Hong Kong in July 1973, with brain swelling ruled as the cause of death.
  — al, 23 Nov. 2022
• Symptoms include fever, weight loss and swelling of the liver and spleen.
  — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2023
• Embiid missed the game because of swelling in his left knee.
  — Dan Gelston, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2024
• On the throat exam, Martin explained, the child had some swelling of the tonsil area on the right and tenderness in the neck on the right side.
  — Fox News, 7 Mar. 2023
• The pain will usually go away quickly, but the swelling and itching can last for a day or longer.
  — Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 11 May 2023
• This is completely normal, and the swelling will subside in 24 hours.
  — Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 11 Apr. 2023
• Rummage through your drawers for your old phones, and look for any signs of battery swelling.
  — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2022
• Yeast infections may have a cottage cheese-like discharge and swelling of the labia.
  — Tracee Cornforth, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2024
• Taking a moment to take a break and tune in with your body is a great way to help prevent swelling and injury.
  — Ebony Williams, ajc, 24 Feb. 2023
• After the four-day mark and swelling is under control, the plan is to get the ankle moving again, the doctor told Scott.
  — Ainslie Lee | [e-mail], al, 19 Sep. 2023
• Based on that, people claim that drinking a lot of the stuff should help reduce swelling and pain after surgery.
  — Korin Miller, Health, 11 Aug. 2023
• And the benefits from their use might be modest or short-lived, and come with risks such as brain bleeding and swelling.
  — Joseph Walker, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2022
• Compression means wrapping the area with an elastic bandage to keep the swelling down.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023
• In that case, the problem may not come from normal swelling or the fact that the filler was misplaced, but rather that there’s just too much in your lips to begin with.
  — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 28 July 2023
• The frustrating thing, Dr. Parsa adds, is that the swelling or fluid build up can fluctuate.
  — Taryn Brooke, Allure, 1 Feb. 2024
• Teenage boys and young men have a higher risk for myocarditis and pericarditis, a swelling of the heart muscle and area around the heart.
  — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
• More blood pumping means more energized legs and less pain + swelling.
  — Vanessa Powell, Men's Health, 28 Dec. 2022
• Despite a swift response and a high commitment from donors to a U.N. aid appeal, the needs are changing fast — and swelling.
  — Jamey Keaten, ajc, 7 Dec. 2022
• After about a week, Sirica deemed the owl healthy enough to travel; the swelling on its shoulder had gone down, and its gums were pink again.
  — Alisa Tang, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024