n. | 1. | The act of that which swells; |
2. | (Med.) A protuberance; a prominence |
Noun | 1. | swelling - abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement |
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" |