Swelling

n.	1.	The act of that which swells; as, the swelling of rivers in spring; the swelling of the breast with pride. Rise to the swelling of the voiceless sea. - Coleridge.
	2.	(Med.) A protuberance; a prominence The superficies of such plates are not even, but have many cavities and swellings. - Sir I. Newton.

Noun	1.	swelling - abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement Synonyms: puffiness, lump
	2.	swelling - the swelling of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) Synonyms: intumescence, intumescency
Adj.	1.	swelling - becoming puffy as from internal bleeding or accumulation of other fluids; "put ice on the swelling ankle"

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