- past participle of swell.
swollen
Example Sentences
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Increasing the sugar concentration in the solution surrounding the axons made the swollen regions smaller.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Head Start’s regulations have swollen to 120-plus pages, controlling everything from the square footage of outdoor play space to transportation routing and myriad paper credentials for staff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
A local official said it was swollen and could not be immediately identified.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
She told a local coordinator she believed the 37th image -- showing the pale, swollen face of a man lying on a pebbled riverbed -- was her childhood best friend.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
When they showed up at Goodale’s office, their eyes were swollen and red.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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