swell
verb (used without object)
to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth.
have been swelling
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present perfect progressiveof swell.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Individual airlines maintain their own no-fly lists, which have been swelling; Delta’s is approaching 2,000 passengers.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2022
The leagues have been swelling in popularity, their advertisements blanketing football game broadcasts.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2015
With the economy in the doldrums and companies slashing payrolls, the ranks of the discouraged have been swelling rapidly as many workers abandon their search for jobs as hopeless.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lately the A.F.S.C.M.E.'s rolls have been swelling by 1,000 recruits a week.
From Time Magazine Archive
Manlike, he wore green tight-fitting trunks and a shirt of green fur that revealed bulging biceps where they shouldn't be, and angular planes where there should have been swelling muscles.
From The Door Through Space by Marion Zimmer Bradley
