swelling
noun (a swelling, swellings; swelling — uncountable); verb (swell, swells, swelled, swollen, swelling — "swelling" is the -ing form)
Everyday
- A part of the body that has become bigger and puffy, often because of an injury, an infection or an allergy. tree →
- Getting bigger: the river is swelling after the rain. tree →
- Getting louder or stronger: music swelling. tree →
In the lessons
In first aid, swelling happens after bumps, sprains and stings, because fluid gathers in the hurt area; rest, a cold pack wrapped in a cloth, and raising the part help bring it down. Swelling of the face, lips or tongue after a sting or food can be a serious allergic reaction — get help immediately. In science, wood swells when wet, and rivers swell after heavy rain, which can cause floods. Phrases: "reduce the swelling", "the swelling goes down", "swelling up", "a swelling on the ankle".
Examples
- Put ice on your ankle to reduce the swelling. tree →
- The swelling went down after two days. tree →
- There was a big swelling where the bee stung me. tree →
- Her lips started swelling, so we called an ambulance. tree →
- The river is swelling after the storm. tree →
- The music kept swelling louder and louder. tree →
- Raise your foot to help the swelling. tree →
- The wooden door is swelling in the damp, so it sticks. tree →
- The ship, with swelling sails and a favorable wind, glided away smoothly and lightly over the calm sea. tree →
Note
Verb forms: swell, swelled, swollen (past participle often "swollen": "my ankle is swollen"). Noun: a swelling (countable for one lump). Do not put ice straight on skin; wrap it in a cloth. Swelling with redness, heat and pain can be a sign of infection.
In Jewish tradition
It describes the rising of the sea, which God rules and calms.
Interpretation. Tradition reads these verses as showing God's rule over the sea and its pride, as at the Red Sea.
Examples
- Though the waters thereof roar and foam, though the mountains shake at the swelling thereof. (Writings PSA.46.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thou rulest the proud swelling of the sea; when the waves thereof arise, Thou stillest them. (Writings PSA.89.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant. (Prophets ISA.30.13, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Verb forms: swell, swelled, swollen (past participle often "swollen": "my ankle is swollen"). Noun: a swelling (countable for one lump). Do not put ice straight on skin; wrap it in a cloth. Swelling with redness, heat and pain can be a sign of infection.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «swelling» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- Trees and pragmatics of «swelling» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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