swollen
Example Sentences
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It grew swollen and puffy and she punched it hard in the middle, oofing the air out of the puffiness and the knot out of herself.
From Literature
The 34-year-old all-rounder posted a picture on Instagram last week showing his eye heavily swollen and bruised, a graze on his cheek and lip, and a bandage stuffed in his nose.
From Barron's
The clouds were an angry swollen gray and looked like they were about to burst.
From Literature
His right knee was swollen and discolored where he had landed on it after being tossed in the air.
From Literature
Her knee was neither swollen nor terribly sore.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
