swollen

🇺🇸 /ˈswəʊlən/ 🇬🇧 /ˈswəʊlən/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000CEFR-B2
adjective
R

bigger than usual because of sickness or injury

Her ankle was swollen after she fell.

R

having more water than usual

The river was swollen after the heavy rain.

verb
R

past participle of swell

The river had swollen overnight.

translation

adj. bigger than usual because of sickness or injury; having more water than usual
v. past participle of swell