swell up
Frequency: 8.525.3 per million words
A common phrasal verb meaning to become larger due to fluid, injury, or heat.
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Examples (10)
- My ankle started to swell up after I twisted it.
- The bee sting made my arm swell up considerably.
- Her legs tend to swell up in the heat.
- After the injury, the area around his knee began to swell up.
- The doctor warned that the infection could cause the wound to swell up.
- If you eat too much salt, your body might swell up.
- The fabric will swell up when it gets wet.
- His face began to swell up from the allergic reaction.
- The dough will swell up as it rises.
- Don't worry if your fingers swell up a bit after exercising.