swell, v.
(swelling, swells, swollen)
freq. cnt. 15
(swelling, swells, swollen)
freq. cnt. 15
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5
swell
sample sentences
"The music swelled to a crescendo"verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
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hypernym
expand abnormally
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
intumesce swell swell up tumefy tumesce
sample sentences
"The bellies of the starving children are swelling"verb frames
Something ----sDid his feet %s?
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Something ----sDid his feet %s?
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Something ----sverb frames
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derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
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derivationally related form
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hypernym
hyponym
become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
puff up swell
sample sentences
"The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"verb frames
Something ----sverb frames
Something ----s
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hypernym
come up, as of a liquid
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
swell well
sample sentences
"Tears well in her eyes""the currents well up"
verb frames
Something is ----ing PPverb frames
Something is ----ing PP
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hypernym
come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
swell well up
sample sentences
"Strong emotions welled up""Smoke swelled from it"
verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
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hypernym
cause to become swollen
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swell
sample sentences
"The water swells the wood"verb frames
Something ----s something
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hyponym
cause