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Wogen — 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.
  • swell verb To grow bigger, especially by filling with fluid or gas.
  • undulate verb To cause to move in a wavelike motion.
  • wave noun A moving ridge on the surface of water, especially the sea.
  • welter noun A general confusion or muddle, especially of a large number of items.

Senses

Wogen is used for these senses in English:

  • billow To surge or roll in billows.
  • swell A long series of ocean waves, generally produced by wind, and lasting after the wind has ceased.
  • undulate (transitive) To cause to move in a wavelike motion.
  • undulate (intransitive) To move in wavelike motions.
  • welter (intransitive, of waves, billows) To rise and fall, to tumble over, to roll.

swell — full definition

  1. verb To grow bigger, especially by filling with fluid or gas.
  2. verb To grow gradually in force, loudness, or intensity.
  3. noun A long, rolling ocean wave that continues after the wind that made it has died down.
  4. adj Excellent; very good (informal, dated-sounding).

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