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zwelling — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hickey noun A bruise-like mark left on the skin from kissing or sucking, typically on the neck.
  • tumescence noun A swelling due to the presence of fluid.

Senses

zwelling is used for these senses in English:

  • hickey (printing) A printing defect caused by foreign matter on the printing surface resulting in a ring where the ink is missing, appearing as a spot of ink surrounded by a halo, or as an unprinted spot within a solid printed area.

hickey — full definition

  1. noun A bruise-like mark left on the skin from kissing or sucking, typically on the neck.
  2. noun An unnamed small object or gadget whose proper name has been forgotten.

tumescence — full definition

  1. noun A swelling due to the presence of fluid.
  2. noun A swollen bodily organ; used especially of erectile tissue.

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