swollen
/ˈswoʊ.lən/ adjective B1- Protuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease). · swollen ankle· swollen knee
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Anne squirmed off the bed and sat rigidly on a chair beside it, her face swollen and tear-stained and her eyes fixed stubbornly on the floor.
The Ass, again playing the fool, fell down on purpose when he reached the stream, but the sponges became swollen with water, greatly increasing his load.
## The Swollen Fox
The torrent, swollen by the melting snow, plunges into a tremendous abyss, from which the spray rolls up like the smoke from a burning house.
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