Bible Dictionaries
Swelling

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) an unnatural prominence or protuberance; as, a scrofulous swelling.

(2):

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swell

(3):

(n.) The act of that which swells; as, the swelling of rivers in spring; the swelling of the breast with pride.

(4):

(n.) A protuberance; a prominence

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Swelling'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/swelling.html. 1828.