Increasing in bulk, as by absorption or inflation; becoming distended or filled out; bellying, as a sail; undergoing morbid enlargement, breaking…
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| 释义 | the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > distending > swelling (59) swellingc1000 Increasing in bulk, as by absorption or inflation; becoming distended or filled out; bellying, as a sail; undergoing morbid enlargement, breaking… turgentc1440 Physically swelling or swollen; distended, turgid. yeasty1598 figurative with various connotations: ‘Swelling’, ‘working’; light and superficial, ‘frothy’. tumefying1615 turgid1620 Swollen, distended, puffed out. tumid1626 Swollen; characterized by swelling. Of a swollen or protuberant form; swelling, bulging; in quot. 1659, swollen or puffed out with the wind. In… outswelling1678 That swells out or expands. turgescent1727 Becoming swollen; swelling, growing bigger. inflating1807 intumescent1870 Swelling up; becoming tumid. tumescent1882 Becoming tumid, swelling; somewhat tumid; also figurative. tumefacient1885 Tumefying, swelling. (In quot. 1885 humorously pedantic.) tumescing1980 Subcategories:— capable of swelling (1) — causing (3) — swollen (40) — swelling or swollen up (2) |
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