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Meanings of swell in English

Portuguese
galã
Catalan
petimetre
Wikidata

A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance.

      galã
      Wikidata

      Very good.

          Related terms
          Portuguese
          inchar
          Catalan
          inflar-se
          Spanish
          expandirse

          Expand abnormally.

                inchar
                Catalan
                marejol

                The undulating movement of the surface of the open sea.

                      marejol
                      Usage of swell in English
                      1
                      Real swell customer, great credit history, just a screwup down in records.
                      Repo men
                      2
                      Therefore, the first commandment for technologists is: Design technologies to swell happiness.
                      Wired
                      3
                      The ship was still rolling heavily in the swell after the gale.
                      A Voyage round the World / A book for boys
                      4
                      What surprised me, however, was the huge swell of support for Kick-Ass.
                      The Irish Times
                      5
                      Squire must be thinking of that right now in this deeper swell.
                      In the King's name
                      6
                      Min had seen his fury swell near to bursting for far less.
                      Wheel of Time [08]: The Path of Daggers
                      7
                      The ice formed a natural break-water and damped the swell most effectually.
                      South with Scott
                      8
                      Leave room for it to swell; and let it boil three hours.
                      The American Frugal Housewife
                      9
                      The ship lay quiet, rocking ever so lightly in the small swell.
                      On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles
                      10
                      The swell of the prairie concealed the black object from our view.
                      The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life
                      11
                      Across the links the sound of the sea came with a swell.
                      Robert Falconer
                      12
                      She was a swell little kid; all the old girls say so.
                      The Best Short Stories of 1915, and the Yearbook of the American...
                      13
                      All the vessels are in sight, keeping off till the swell abates.
                      Journal of an African Cruiser / Comprising Sketches of the Canar...
                      14
                      The source of the sudden swell of emotion is easy to identify.
                      The Irish Times
                      15
                      She felt the great muscle in his arm swell and relax again.
                      The Rose in the Ring
                      16
                      His arms held her up, keeping her head above the sea swell.
                      The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
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                      Translations for swell
                      Swell through the time
                      Swell across language varieties
                      United Kingdom
                      Common
                      United States of America
                      Common
                      New Zealand
                      Common
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