Definitions for swollen
ˈswoʊ lənswollen

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self-conceited, swollen, swollen-headed, vainadjective

   characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

   "a conceited fool"; "an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes"

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Swollen

   of Swell

2. Swollen

   p. p. of Swell

3. Swollenadjective

   enlarged by swelling; immoderately increased; as, swollen eyes; swollen streams

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Swollen

   swōln, pa.p. of swell.

Anagrams for swollen »

1. nowells

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1. Alex

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of swollen in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of swollen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of swollen in a Sentence

1. Lloyd Blankfein:

   ( The) U.S. economy is not going off the rails, i'm generally sanguine. We muddle through. I think some of this is an overreaction to the overreaction of assets being so swollen.

2. Sarah Hyland:

   I don’t mind when you say that I look pregnant. Or fat. Because I know that my face is swollen from medication that is saving my life.

3. RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo):

   Love is like a boxing match; at the start everyone’s looking and feeling good; halfway through, there are swollen faces and bruises; at the end both sides require stitches.

4. Michel Le Pechoux:

   The soil is saturated with rain and the rivers are already swollen, so the emergency is likely to get worse from flooding in the next few days.

5. Marcie Kirkup:

   I saw some weeds in the entryway where I worked, so I stopped and pulled six of them out of the ground by the roots, and within 24 hours, I had developed some blisters, by the next morning, my face and nose was swollen, and my face was starting to get a crusty rash on it like a burn.

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