swollen

(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) characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance. Synonyms: conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self-conceited, swollen-headed, vain. Examples: "A conceited fool." "An attitude of self-conceited arrogance." "An egotistical disregard of others." "So swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty." "Growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary." "Vain about her clothes."