swole

Meaning

Adj

1. (dialectal) Swollen, enlarged.
2. (dialectal, slang) Swollen, enlarged.
3. (dialectal, slang) Swollen, enlarged.
4. (figuratively) Full (of something); bursting with.
5. (figuratively) Extremely proud or arrogant.
6. (figuratively, usually) Upset; experiencing strong negative emotion.

Verb

simple past and past participle of swell: swelled; swollen.

swell

• Verb
• Noun
• Adj
• Adv

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Synonyms

bulled

stuck up

Translations

dünkelhaft

hochmütig

verschwollen

verquollen

δοκησίσοφος

πρησμένος

égoïste

frivole

gonflé

présomptueux

prétentieux

vaniteux

accru

ballonné

egòlatra

Pronounced as (IPA)

/swəʊl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: swal

Inherited from Old English: sweall

In summary

From earlier swoll, from Middle English swal, swall, swalle (simple past tense), and suoll, suolle, swalle, swol, swole, swolle, iswolle, yswolle (past participle), inflected forms of swellen (“to swell”), from Old English sweall (simple past tense), from Proto-Germanic *swall, first and third person singular preterite of Proto-Germanic *swellaną (“to swell”); further origin uncertain.