Swell

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1 Pronunciation 2 Intransitive verb 2.1 Translations 3 Noun 3.2 Translations 4 Adjective 4.3 Translations

Pronunciation

to swell (swelled, swollen/ swelled)

1. to become bigger, especially due to being engorged

• Dutch: zwellen
• Finnish: turvota, paisua
• French: gonfler
• German: schwellen
• Indonesian: bengkak, membengkak
• Japanese: 腫れる (はれる, hareru)

1. A long series of ocean waves, generally produced by wind, and lasting after the wind has ceased.
2. (Music) A gradual crescendo followed by diminuendo.
3. (Music) A device for controlling the volume of a pipe organ.