swell

swell
I
n.
growing wave

a ground swell (a ground swell of support was building up)

II

v. (d; intr.) to swell with (to swell with pride)

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[swel]
['growing wave'] a ground swell (a ground swell of support was building up)
(d; intr.) to swell with (to swell with pride)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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