how to pronounce swelled

/ˈswɛld/

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swelled is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of swelled in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… by nightfall the crowd swelled to nearly …”

meanings of swelled

verb:

Simple past tense and past participle of swell.

swelled frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word swelled occurs in english on average 1.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.