swelling

«swelling» in Mova's school dictionary: A part of the body that has become bigger and puffy… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a swelling, swellings; swelling — uncountable); verb (swell, swells, swelled, swollen, swelling — "swelling" is the -ing form)

meaning for a pupil

1) A part of the body that has become bigger and puffy, often because of an injury, an infection or an allergy. tree →

2) Getting bigger: the river is swelling after the rain. tree →

3) Getting louder or stronger: music swelling. tree →

sense 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 the corpora

• A cold pack helps reduce the pain and swelling of a sting.
• Swelling of the face or throat, trouble breathing or feeling faint after a sting is an emergency.
• A sting inside the mouth or throat is dangerous because the swelling can block breathing.
• Put a cold pack wrapped in a cloth on a bruise for a few minutes, because cold reduces swelling and pain.
• A bruise gets a cold pack wrapped in a cloth for a few minutes, because cold reduces swelling and pain.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «swelling» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.