swell

Definition

  • verb: to become larger than normal
  • verb: to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit
  • adjective: very good
  • adjective: socially prominent
  • often + 'up'
  • synonyms: excellent, stylish, heave

Examples

  • The storm has brought high winds and heavy 'swells' along the coast.

  • They hope to create a 'groundswell of' support for her candidacy.

  • The economy is 'swelling' at an annual rate of five percent.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained... ...it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched... ...as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature." Subtitles by ARAVIND B (..)
    1998 American History X