swollen shut

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describes a body part, typically an eye, that is so swollen it cannot be opened

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Examples (10)

  • After the allergic reaction, my eyes were swollen shut.
  • He woke up to find one eye swollen shut from an insect bite.
  • The infection caused his eyelid to become so swollen shut that he couldn't see.
  • She couldn't open her eye because it was swollen shut.
  • The bump on his forehead was so large it made his eye appear swollen shut.
  • My allergies are so bad today, my eyes feel swollen shut.
  • After the fight, his eye was swollen shut for days.
  • The doctor warned that if the swelling continued, his eye could remain swollen shut.
  • I tried to open my eye, but it was completely swollen shut.
  • Due to the severe inflammation, her eye was swollen shut.