Pronunciation of the English word swell.
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1. | The toothache made his face swell up. | |
2. | In addition to a thick fog, there was a heavy swell. | |
3. | "One swell foop" is a Spoonerism, "the flaw in the ointment" is a Farberism. | |
4. | I think you're swell. | |
5. | You're a swell guy, Tom. | |
6. | Over time, wooden doors can warp or swell, making the door difficult to close. | |
7. | No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be; am an attendant lord, one that will do to swell a progress, start a scene or two, advise the prince; no doubt, an easy tool, deferential, glad to be of use, politic, cautious, and meticulous; full of high sentence, but a bit obtuse; at times, indeed, almost ridiculous— almost, at times, the Fool. | |
8. | Tom didn't know what had happened to make his leg swell up so much. | |
9. | In space, your body would swell without a pressure suit because liquid in your soft tissues and, to a lesser extent, water in your circulatory system would begin to vaporize. Contrary to some existing myths, you would not explode—your skin is too strong for that to happen. | |
10. | I didn't know what made my leg swell up like that. |