Definition of "swelled" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of swell. (verb)

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• "Since Costolo's arrival, Twitter has moved into larger offices in San Francisco to accommodate a payroll that has swelled from a few dozen people to about 300 employees."
• "Nor did she notice the tiny drop of blood that swelled from the tiny hole it left in her flesh."
• "Sometimes her feet swelled from the walk to her seat, but she didn't have time to care."