- past participle of swell.
swollen
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A cut across the bridge of his nose, first sustained during his 2024 draw with Frazer Clarke, reopened against Dubois and left his face badly swollen and bloodied.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
By the middle of 1849 the number of prospectors had swollen to more than 50,000, lured from every continent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease in which cartilage gradually breaks down, leaving joints painful, swollen and increasingly difficult to move.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
The eye of the storm barreled over the peninsular fishing village of Las Barrancas, which was largely unreachable after a swollen river caused a highway bridge to collapse.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
He was stressed, suffering the chest pains and swollen joints of recurrent rheumatic fever.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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