swell
verb (used without object)
to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth.
am swelling
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present progressiveof swell (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I am swelling with rage; do not imagine I will yield thus.
From The Love-Tiff by Molière
As soon as she had been assisted to bed she said in a low choking voice, "I am swelling up and shall certainly burst, I know I shall."
From The Haunted House A True Ghost Story by Hubbell, Walter
