unswell

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verb

To cease from swelling; to become unswollen

Scrabble 10

Meanings

verbunswell (third-person singular simple present unswells, present participle unswelling, simple past unswelled, past participle unswollen)

present singular third person unswells · participle present unswelling · past unswelled · participle past unswollen

  1. ambitransitiveTo cease from swelling; to become unswollen

Origin

  1. Middle Englishunswellen
  2. Englishunswell

From Middle English unswellen, equivalent to un- + swell.

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APA

unswell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unswell

MLA

“unswell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unswell. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unswell,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unswell.

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