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swelled 音标拼音: [sw'ɛld] = swellswelled adj 1: feeling self- importance; " too big for his britches"; " had a swelled head"; " he was swelled with pride" [ synonym: { big}, { swelled}, { vainglorious}] Swell \ Swell\, v. i. [ imp. { Swelled}; p. p. { Swelled} or { Swollen}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Swelling}.] [ AS. swellan; akin to D. zwellen, OS. & OHG. swellan, G. schwellen, Icel. svella, Sw. sv[ aum] lla.] 1. To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior surface or dimensions, by matter added within, or by expansion of the inclosed substance; as, the legs swell in dropsy; a bruised part swells; a bladder swells by inflation. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To increase in size or extent by any addition; to increase in volume or force; as, a river swells, and overflows its banks; sounds swell or diminish. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To rise or be driven into waves or billows; to heave; as, in tempest, the ocean swells into waves. [ 1913 Webster] 4. To be puffed up or bloated; as, to swell with pride. [ 1913 Webster] You swell at the tartan, as the bull is said to do at scarlet. -- Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster] 5. To be inflated; to belly; as, the sails swell. [ 1913 Webster] 6. To be turgid, bombastic, or extravagant; as, swelling words; a swelling style. [ 1913 Webster] 7. To protuberate; to bulge out; as, a cask swells in the middle. [ 1913 Webster] 8. To be elated; to rise arrogantly. [ 1913 Webster] Your equal mind yet swells not into state. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] 9. To grow upon the view; to become larger; to expand. " Monarchs to behold the swelling scene!" -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 10. To become larger in amount; as, many little debts added, swell to a great amount. [ 1913 Webster] 11. To act in a pompous, ostentatious, or arrogant manner; to strut; to look big. [ 1913 Webster] Here he comes, swelling like a turkey cock. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster]
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