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zwellen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • billow noun A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of something, such as water, smoke, fabric or sound.
  • bloat verb To swell up, especially with gas or fluid.
  • swell verb To grow bigger, especially by filling with fluid or gas.

Senses

zwellen is used for these senses in English:

  • billow To swell out or bulge.
  • bloat To cause to become distended.
  • swell (intransitive) To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.

bloat — full definition

  1. verb To swell up, especially with gas or fluid.
  2. verb To fill something with unnecessary bulk or excess.
  3. noun A swollen, uncomfortable feeling in the stomach, or unnecessary excess in something.

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