Irregular verb
swell
/swel/
- Base
- swell
- Past simple
- swelled
- Past participle
- swollen / swelled
Usage
The past simple is always swelled; the participle swollen is more common for injuries, as in a swollen ankle.
Meaning
- to become larger, often because of injury
Example
Her ankle had swollen after the fall.
The river swelled after days of rain.
The crowd swelled as the evening went on.