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swollen
/ˈswəʊlən/
verb
To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.
To cause to become bigger.
"Rains and dissolving snow swell the rivers in spring."
To grow gradually in force or loudness.
"The organ music swelled."
adjective
Protuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease).
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