- [count] : an area on someone's body that is larger than normal because of an illness or injury. There was a swelling above her eye.
- Swelling most often affects the dependent extremities (like the feet, ankles and hands) but swelling can also affect other parts of the body, such as the abdomen.
- Swelling that occurs internally is known as internal swelling. Heart, liver and kidney disorders may lead to inflammation and swelling.
- (n.) The act of that which swells; as, the swelling of rivers in spring; the swelling of the breast with pride.
- swelling (countable and uncountable, plural swellings). The state of being swollen. a1420, The British Museum Additional MS, 12,056...
- • SWELLING (noun) The noun SWELLING has 3 senses: 1. an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement play.
- to grow or cause to grow in size, amount, intensity, or degree: the party is swelling with new recruits. to puff or be puffed up with pride or another emotion.
- He had felt them - round swelling lumps the size of gold coins. They are bristly with a slight swelling towards the tip, before the final tapering-off.
- Swelling can occur in any part of the body, including the skin, muscles, joints, and organs. It is usually visible and can be felt with the touch of a hand.
- Swelling definition: the act of a person or thing that swells. . See examples of SWELLING used in a sentence.