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# swelling

«swelling» in Mova's school dictionary: **A part of the body that has become bigger and puffy…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a swelling, swellings; swelling — uncountable); verb (swell, swells, swelled, swollen, swelling — "swelling" is the -ing form)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A part of the body that has become bigger and puffy, often because of an injury, an infection or an allergy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swelling/#m1)

2) Getting bigger: the river is swelling after the rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swelling/#m2)

3) Getting louder or stronger: music swelling. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swelling/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In first aid, swelling happens after bumps, sprains and stings, because fluid gathers in the hurt area; rest, a cold pack wrapped in a cloth, and raising the part help bring it down. Swelling of the face, lips or tongue after a sting or food can be a serious allergic reaction — get help immediately. In science, wood swells when wet, and rivers swell after heavy rain, which can cause floods. Phrases: "reduce the swelling", "the swelling goes down", "swelling up", "a swelling on the ankle".

### examples

- Put ice on your ankle to reduce the swelling. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swelling/#x1)
- The swelling went down after two days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swelling/#x2)
- There was a big swelling where the bee stung me. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swelling/#x3)
- Her lips started swelling, so we called an ambulance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swelling/#x4)
- The river is swelling after the storm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swelling/#x5)
- The music kept swelling louder and louder. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swelling/#x6)
- Raise your foot to help the swelling. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swelling/#x7)
- The wooden door is swelling in the damp, so it sticks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swelling/#x8)
- The ship, with swelling sails and a favorable wind, glided away smoothly and lightly over the calm sea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swelling/#x9)

### note

Verb forms: swell, swelled, swollen (past participle often "swollen": "my ankle is swollen"). Noun: a swelling (countable for one lump). Do not put ice straight on skin; wrap it in a cloth. Swelling with redness, heat and pain can be a sign of infection.

### In the corpora

- [A cold pack helps reduce the pain and swelling of a sting.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/24-bees-and-wasps/13/)
- [Swelling of the face or throat, trouble breathing or feeling faint after a sting is an emergency.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/24-bees-and-wasps/14/)
- [A sting inside the mouth or throat is dangerous because the swelling can block breathing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/24-bees-and-wasps/16/)
- [Put a cold pack wrapped in a cloth on a bruise for a few minutes, because cold reduces swelling and pain.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/84-bruises-bumps-nosebleeds-and-burns/4/)
- [A bruise gets a cold pack wrapped in a cloth for a few minutes, because cold reduces swelling and pain.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/210-first-aid-medicine-and-sun/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «swelling» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swelling/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.