Swell Mnemonic
Explore definitions and mnemonics for swell.
swell
swell
/swɛl/
Examples
- With the ranks of the ministry swelling, the outreach also expanded quickly.
- In the swelled condition they are pliable, elastic and strong.
- In the swelled condition, they are pliable, elastic and strong.
- The tears swell up her eyes.
- At the height of the tourist season the population swells to 6000.
- I've managed to swell the page to an ungodly size.
- The increasing moons swell the lubricating shell fish.
- A poultice of the plant has been used to treat swellings.
- Decreasing pain correlated for the most part with the reduction in swelling.
- Numbers were expected to swell as the weather warmed into the summer.
the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
a crescendo followed by a decrescendo
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
expand abnormally
come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)
come up, as of a liquid
cause to become swollen
very good
"Swell sounds like 'Well'. A balloon near a well, grows big and well."
"Swell + Bell. The balloon swells up like it's ringing a big bell."
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