ADJ
marked
The doctor noticed a marked swelling in her ankle after she twisted it playing tennis.
slight
VERB + SWELLING
reduce
SWELLING + VERB
occur | go down, subside
noun
The state of being swollen.
Ne take noon hede to brynge togidere þe parties of þe boon þat is to-broken or dislocate, til viij. daies ben goon in þe wyntir, & v. in þe somer; for þanne it schal make quytture, and be sikir from swellynge; & þanne brynge togidere þe brynkis eiþer þe disiuncture after þe techynge þat schal be seid in þe chapitle of algebra.
Anything swollen, especially any abnormally swollen part of the body.
A rising, as of passion or anger.
noun — the increase in volume of certain substances when they are h
noun — something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from
noun — an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
Ne take noon hede to brynge togidere þe parties of þe boon þat is to-broken or dislocate, til viij. daies ben goon in þe wyntir, & v. in þe somer; for þanne it schal make quytture, and be sikir from s
WiktionaryYou may have swelling, but don't worry about it.
Tatoeba · #34984How many days will it take until the swelling goes down?
Tatoeba · #34985Judging by the swelling, the man must have been bitten by a snake.
Tatoeba · #46729His knee turned a ghastly blackish purple from the swelling.
Tatoeba · #758043He has a swelling on his head.
Tatoeba · #2258377i Register
In some senses, swelling is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.