swell
verb (used without object)
to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth.
are swelling
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present progressiveof swell.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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Upper-income groups are swelling because wages have grown faster than prices over time, especially for white-collar workers with college educations, said Winship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
Online games are swelling globally in players and revenue, and the esports competition at a purpose-built 4,500-seat stadium in Hangzhou has proved to be one of the most popular events at this year’s games.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
Activists say the demonstrations are swelling, but they are yet to spread to other government-held areas, the BBC's Arab affairs editor Sebastian Usher reports.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2023
All of which has domestic investors saying they are too nervous to move much beyond deposits, which central bank data shows are swelling even faster than at the height of the pandemic a year ago.
From Reuters ● May 30, 2023
My eyes are swelling shut, the right a little faster than the left.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
