- (n.) The act of that which swells; as, the swelling of rivers in spring; the swelling of the breast with pride.
- (n.) A protuberance; a prominence.
- (p.pr.&vb.n.) of Swell.
- (n.) an unnatural prominence or protuberance; as, a scrofulous swelling.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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