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Word entry · 7 letters

swollen

Best crossword clue

"Enlarged by fluid"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈswəʊ.lən/Part of speech adjectiveSorted ellnoswStarts with SEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas

Word origin

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”).

Used in a sentence

  • swollen ankle
  • swollen knee
  • swollen salaries

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