·noun A protuberance; a prominence.
II. Swelling ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Swell.
III. Swelling ·noun an unnatural prominence or protuberance; as, a scrofulous swelling.
IV. Swelling ·noun The act of that which swells; as, the swelling of rivers in spring; the swelling of the breast with pride.