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swell

adjective
noun
- the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
Synonyms: crestless wave - a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
- a crescendo followed by a decrescendo
verb
- increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo"
- become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"
Synonyms: puff up - expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"
Synonyms: intumesce, swell up, tumefy, tumesce
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