svulme

bulge, swell

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vb swell ( fx the sails swell; his heart swelled with pride; the river swelled);

[svulme op] swell (up), swell out ( fx his ankle (, face) swelled (up); the capital swelled to £50,000);

(stærkt, som en ballon) balloon ( fx his cheeks ballooned; the cost could balloon to £2m);

(F el. fagligt) distend, become distended ( fx his stomach became distended);

[få til at svulme (op)] swell ( fx the rain swelled the river; the wind swelled the sails; the sight swelled her heart);

(F el. fagligt) distend.