swollen

Meanings

Verb

increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
expand abnormally
come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)
come up, as of a liquid
cause to become swollen
past participle of swell

Adjective Satellite

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
- "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"
- "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"

Adj

protuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease).

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English swollen, i-swolle, y-swolle, yswolle, ȝeswollen, from Old English swollen, ġeswollen, from Proto-Germanic *swullanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *swellaną (“to swell”). Cognate with West Frisian swollen (“swollen”), Dutch gezwollen (“swollen”), German geschwollen (“swollen”), Swedish svullen (“swollen”).

Synonyms

conceited, egotistic, egotistical, intumesce, puff up, self-conceited, swell, swell up, swollen-headed, tumefy, tumesce, vain, well, well up

Scrabble Score: 10

swollen is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
swollen is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
swollen is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

swollen is a valid Words With Friends word