swelled

(verb) increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity. Synonyms: swell. Example: "The music swelled to a crescendo."

(verb) become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger. Synonyms: swell, puff up. Example: "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son."

(verb) expand abnormally. Synonyms: swell, swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce. Example: "The bellies of the starving children are swelling."

(verb) come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things). Synonyms: well up, swell. Examples: "Strong emotions welled up." "Smoke swelled from it."

(verb) come up, as of a liquid. Synonyms: well, swell. Examples: "Tears well in her eyes." "The currents well up."

(verb) cause to become swollen. Synonyms: swell. Example: "The water swells the wood."

(adj) feeling self-importance. Synonyms: big, vainglorious. Examples: "Too big for his britches." "Had a swelled head." "He was swelled with pride."