HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of Swelling | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈswɛl.ɪŋ

Definitions

  1. The state of being swollen.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Anything swollen, especially any abnormally swollen part of the body.
    countable, uncountable
  3. A rising, as of passion or anger.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الورم تورم نتوء
Български подутина
བོད་སྐད སྐྲང་ཀོ
Bosanski at otok tumor оток
Čeština boule oteklina otok
Cymraeg chwydd
Français gonflement
Gaeilge at
Gàidhlig atadh
ગુજરાતી સોજો
עברית אב
Hrvatski at otok tumor оток
Հայերեն այտուց ուռուցք
Italiano gnocco gonfiore
ខ្មែរ ហើម
한국어
Português inchação inchaço
Română umflare umflătură
Српски at otok tumor оток
தமிழ் தடிப்பு
తెలుగు వాచుట వాపు
ไทย ตุ่ม ปม
Tagalog pamamaga
Українська пухлина
اردو سوجن
Tiếng Việt u vêu

Examples

“Ne take noon hede to brynge togidere þe parties of þe boon þat is to-broken or dislocate, til viij. daies ben goon in þe wyntir, & v. in þe somer; for þanne it schal make quytture, and be sikir from swellynge; & þanne brynge togidere þe brynkis eiþer þe disiuncture after þe techynge þat schal be seid in þe chapitle of algebra.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
See all C1 English words →

See also

Learn this word in context

See Swelling used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free