swollen
Example Sentences
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Authorities have urged residents of flood prone areas in the country's north-western plains to leave immediately with rising threats of inundation from heavy rain, swollen rivers and the release of more water from full dams.
From BBC
Among the most recent reports, the Challenger, Gray and Christmas tally of announced layoffs was partly swollen by the recent layoff news from UPS and Amazon.
Her swollen gums hurt so much that she couldn’t chew.
From Literature
In the next to last cage crouched an enormous orange-and-white cat with tattered ears and a swollen eye.
From Literature
On Tuesday, Vonn said her knee wasn’t swollen and that she had no pain.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
