Definitions for swollen
ˈswoʊ lənswollen

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

1. conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self-conceited, swollen, swollen-headed, vain(adj)

   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. Swollen(adj)

   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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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. Donna Emley:

   My eyes and face were swollen, and I had a rash all over my trunk.

2. Mao Zedong:

   Swollen in head, weak in legs, sharp in tongue but empty in belly. (On intellectuals)

3. Len Horovitz:

   Teachers look at their students, and they would probably pick up on that [swollen neck] before the student does.

4. Marcie Kirkup:

   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.

5. Zeljko Poljak:

   When a large number of people start pushing they are like a swollen river, and I don't think this (fencing) can stop them.

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