Verb (used with object) : to swell a musical tone. From Dictionary.com.
Adjective : a swell hotel. ,a swell party. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : Her ankles swelled from standing. ,The music swelled. From Dictionary.com.
Sometimes her feet swelled from the walk to her seat, but she didn't have time to care. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Cancer can't keep Schmidt's mom from Series] Reference
Torrents of rain swelled the streams, all of which flow from the summit of the mountain. From Wordnik.com. [Indiana] Reference
(The total margin swelled to 2,320 because they often didn't bat in the bottom of the ninth.). From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Her name swelled from his hoarse shout against her neck as he buried his face in her shoulder. From Wordnik.com. [Strategic Engagement]
The tide of joy ran too strong, and too much swelled from the open sources of love and memory, to keep any bounds. From Wordnik.com. [The Wide, Wide World] Reference
A 15-7 third term swelled their advantage to 14 goals at the last change, before the Fever outscored them 11-9 in the last period. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
Pain swelled over Chanlis’ body, but still he managed to strike out. From Wordnik.com. [Chanlis and Desira « A Fly in Amber] Reference
And as calls swelled for Jeter to switch positions after his contract expires in 2010, the. From Wordnik.com. [ajc.com - News] Reference
Emotions to which she could put no name swelled in her heart and rose in a quick, gasping sob to her throat. From Wordnik.com. [The Pit] Reference
Then we'll go out and see what this burg has to offer in the way of entertainment, He stopped as the idea swelled up in his mind. From Wordnik.com. [When the Lion Feeds]
And her arm and elbow area instantly kind of swelled up. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 3, 2002] Reference
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I heard a rumbling and the walls kind of swelled out a little bit. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 27, 2006] Reference
But he was a well balanced chap, and was not the least "swelled" by the notice taken of him. From Wordnik.com. [Frontier Boys in Frisco] Reference
The call swelled and died away and rose again. From Wordnik.com. [The Fortieth Door] Reference
Florid man, who "swelled" in, patronizing the entire room. From Wordnik.com. [Images from Works of Charles D. Warner] Reference
There was the portly, florid man, who "swelled" in, patronizing the entire room, followed by a meek little wife and three timid children. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner] Reference
Proud of it, too, Joe was; all kind of swelled up with it, like a pizened shark. ". From Wordnik.com. [Fair Harbor] Reference
"swelled"; but neither Halstead nor I was ever able to adjust the prop skillfully enough to keep it from falling down on our heads. From Wordnik.com. [A Busy Year at the Old Squire's] Reference
In the late afternoon last Tuesday, the floodwaters swelled. From Wordnik.com. [Drowning In The Desert] Reference
His bull-like body swelled up like a Black Angus in a feed pen. From Wordnik.com. [The Power And The Glory Of 'La Bomba'] Reference
Debts at the largest chaebol swelled to four times their total equity. From Wordnik.com. [New Enemies For Kim: Management And Labor] Reference
Its tiny population of nearly 6 million has swelled by some 15 percent. From Wordnik.com. [Iraq's Quiet Exodus] Reference
The fears swelled in the wake of AOL's January acquisition of Time Warner. From Wordnik.com. [Chances Are, You've Only Surfed A Few Sites Today] Reference
The number of monks has swelled from 1,500 to 2,200 during the last few years. From Wordnik.com. [The Rock Star Monks] Reference
Their delighted families gathered around, music swelled and petals cascaded to the floor. From Wordnik.com. [Love Is A Game (Show)] Reference
There the Yippies had halted in their retreat, their numbers swelled by curious onlookers. From Wordnik.com. [The Fire Last Time] Reference
The ranks of the “satisfied” have grown, if not swelled, from 25 percent to 31 percent. From Wordnik.com. [Too Little, Too Late?] Reference
They mistrusted the prosperity that swelled around them because they "knew" it wouldn't last. From Wordnik.com. [A Guide To Surviving The Long Siege Ahead] Reference
Flush with American cash and weapons, Qais's Scorpions have since swelled to roughly 800 troops. From Wordnik.com. [‘Strong Like Saddam’] Reference
But his thumb swelled up, triggering four years of misdiagnoses, failed operations and aborted comebacks. From Wordnik.com. [Perahia's Progress] Reference
The moment the swelled-head danger begins to arise, the spoiler in Powell is always there with a serf-mocking jibe. From Wordnik.com. [Sense Of Humor] Reference
Kinder toiled away for nearly two decades on a manuscript that swelled to 3,000 pages, but never reached a publisher. From Wordnik.com. [Books: It's My Party] Reference
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