Meanings
verbswell up (third-person singular simple present swells up, present participle swelling up, simple past swelled up or (archaic) swoll up, past participle swelled up or (archaic) swoll up or swollen up)
present singular third person swells up · participle present swelling up · past swelled up · archaic past swoll up · participle past swelled up · archaic participle past swoll up · participle past swollen up
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo become swollen
Similar
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch opzwellen
- opzwellento become bigger or swollen
Greek πρήζομαι
- πρήζομαι (prízomai)to become bigger or swollen
Korean 붓다
- 붓다 (butda)to become bigger or swollen
Latin turgescō
- turgescōto become bigger or swollen
Māori whakarawhaki
- whakarawhakito become bigger or swollen
Polish puchnąć, spuchnąć
- puchnąćto become bigger or swollen
- spuchnąćto become bigger or swollen
- opuchnąćto become bigger or swollen
Russian опуха́ть, опу́хнуть
- опуха́ть (opuxátʹ)to become bigger or swollen
- опу́хнуть (opúxnutʹ)to become bigger or swollen
Spanish hincharse, aventarse
- hincharseto become bigger or swollen
- aventarseto become bigger or swollen
Cite this entry
APA
swell up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swell%20up
MLA
“swell up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swell%20up. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swell up,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swell%20up.
Source: swell up on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.