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   Swell

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   verb

   • 1. (especially of a part of the body) become larger or rounder in size, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid: "her bruised knee was already swelling up" Similar expandbulgedistendbecome distendedinflatebecome inflateddilatebecome bloatedbloatblow up/outpuff upballoonfattenfill outtumefyintumesceOpposite shrinkcontract
   • ▪ become or make greater in intensity, number, amount, or volume: "the murmur swelled to a roar" Similar grow largergrow greatergrowenlargeincreaseexpandrisewaxmountescalateacceleratestep upaccumulatesurgemultiplyproliferatesnowballmushroomskyrocketmake largermake greaterenlargeincreaseincrease in size/scopeexpandaugmentboostbuild upacceleratestep upmultiplytop upgrow loudgrow louderbecome louderamplifyintensifyheightenOpposite decreasewanedecreasequiet
   • ▪ be intensely affected or filled with a particular emotion: "she felt herself swell with pride" Similar be filledbe full ofbe burstingbrimoverflowbe overcome

   noun

   • 1. a full or gently rounded shape or form: "the soft swell of her breast"
   • 2. a gradual increase in sound, amount, or intensity: "there was a swell of support in favor of him" Similar increaserisegrowthexpansionescalationaccelerationsurgestepping-upproliferationsnowballingmushroomingskyrocketingOpposite decreasedip
   • ▪ a welling up of a feeling: "a swell of pride swept over George"
   • 3. a slow, regular movement of the sea in rolling waves that do not break: "there was a heavy swell" Similar billowbillowingundulationsurgesurgingwaverollrollingbulgebulgingrushdelugemovement
   • 4. a mechanism for producing a crescendo or diminuendo in an organ or harmonium.
   • 5. a person of wealth or high social position, typically one perceived as fashionable or stylish: informal, dated "a crowd of city swells"

   adjective

   • 1. excellent; very good: informal, dated North American "you're looking swell"
   • ▪ smart; fashionable: informal, dated North American "a swell boulevard"

   adverb

   • 1. excellently; very well: informal, dated North American "everything was just going swell"

   Word Origin Old Englishswellan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German schwellen. Current senses of the noun date from the early 16th century; the informal adjectival use derives from noun swell (sense 5 of the noun) (late 18th century).

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   What is the best synonym for swell?

   • Some common synonyms of swell are amplify, dilate, distend, expand, and inflate. While all these words mean "to increase in size or volume," swell implies gradual expansion beyond a thing's original or normal limits.

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   How does Swell help you improve?

   • Swell helps leaders understand the bigger themes by aggregating the data into easy-to-read visualizations. Get a sense of your team's sentiment at-a-glance. Without honest, consistent employee responses, the data loses its value. Swell's approach always keeps the employee's well-being at the heart of the platform.

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   What is the purpose of Swell?

   • Swell is designed to meet your team members where they work by integrating directly with your communication platform of choice. This convenience helps ensure high response rates to your pulse surveys and allows you to stop wondering whether the survey emails are sitting in a junk mail folder somewhere.

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   What is an example of a swell?

   • verb (used without object), swelled, swol·len or swelled, swell·ing. to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth. Pathology. to increase abnormally in size, as by inflation, distention, accumulation of fluids, or the like: Her ankles swelled from standing.

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   3 days ago · 18 meanings: 1. to grow or cause to grow in size, esp as a result of internal pressure → Compare contract (sense 1), contract.... Click for more definitions.

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   SWELL meaning: 1. to increase in size: 2. to increase in amount because more things are added: 3. the movement…. Learn more.

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   3 [singular] a situation in which something increases in size, number, strength, etc. a growing swell of support a swell of pride see groundswell; 4 [singular] (of music or noise) a gradual increase in the volume of something synonym crescendo; 5 (old-fashioned) (informal) an important or fashionable person; See swell in the Oxford Advanced ...

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   The meaning of SWELL is to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit. How to use swell in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Swell.

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