swell

[US]/swel/
[UK]/swel/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. kuvuka; kuvuka kwa moyo; kuvuka kwa mizani
vt. kumwacha kuvuka; kumwacha kuvuka kwa moyo
n. uvuka; uvuka kwa moyo
adj. mazuri; mafupi
Word Forms
Present Participleswelling
Past Tenseswelled
Third Person Singularswells
Past Participleswollen
Pluralswells

Phrases & Collocations

swell up

kuvuka

swell with pride

kuvuka na furaha

swell of emotion

uvuvi wa mshindi

swell in popularity

kuvuka na uchaguzi

swell the ranks

kuvuka mizigo

swell of support

uvuvi wa maelezo

swell of excitement

uvuvi wa uchaguzi

swell with

kuvuka na

Example Sentences

a swell in population

moyo mkuu wa population

the swell of the tone

moyo mkuu wa mfululizo

the oily swell of the river.

mizani ya mizigo ya mizigo ya mizigo.

the queasy swell of the boat.

mshwari wa kati wa kati ya kati.

had a swell time.

alipaswa muda mkuu.

the swelling of the voiceful sea.

moyo mkuu wa barua ya mfululizo.

savings swell into a fortune.

akiba inakua hadi kuwa hazina.

a swell tennis player

moyo mkuu wa mwanasafiri.

to swell like a turkey cock

kutumia moyo mkuu kama mwekwa wa mpira.

A barrel swells in the middle.

Dau inapanua katikati.

a swelling with a disposition to rupture.

uvimbe wenye tabibu ya kuvunjika.

she felt herself swell with pride.

alipita moyo mkuu na mazuri.

the soft swell of her breast.

moyo mkuu mpya ya mizigo yake.

a huge swell in the popularity of one-day cricket.

moyo mkuu mrefu kwa mazuri ya mpira wa siku moja.

a swell of pride swept over George.

moyo mkuu wa mazuri alipita George.

The wind swelled the sails.

moyo mkuu ulitumia mizigo.

The heavy rain swelled the river.

moyo mkuu ulitumia mizigo ya mizigo.

His emotion swells and subsides.

Hisia zake huongezeka na hupungua.

Real-world Examples

Tents crumpled and fell as the marching crowd swelled.

Mipango yalimwenga na yalifika kama mji wa mchezo uliowapa kwa mizigo.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

OK, alright. Is your tongue swelling up?

Sawa, sasa. Je, miguu yako inaonekana inapiga mizigo?

Source: Friends Season 2

Hagrid's chest swelled at these last words.

Moyo wa Hagrid alipiga mizigo kwa mengine ya mizigo haya.

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

It was swelling. My throat was swelling up.

Inapiga mizigo. Mguu wa moyo wangu inapiga mizigo.

Source: VOA Standard English Entertainment

'Cause I'm trying to get a swell on.

Kwa sababu ninajaribu kumwenga mizigo.

Source: Learn English with Matthew.

Very well, the well-being for human being will swell.

Sawa, ufanisi wa binadamu utapiga mizigo.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

The pandemic abruptly squelched the swell.

Pandemia alimwenga mizigo kwa mchakato mkuu.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Earlier this month, a downpour swelled the Po by 5 feet.

Mwezi huu, mguu wa mizigo alimwenga Po kwa 5 feet.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2023 Compilation

The sea grew towering, inflated by long swells.

Ukame uliwa mguu mkuu, uliwa na mizigo mazuri.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

His chest was heaving, swelling with sobs.

Moyo wake ulikuwa na mizigo, uliwa na mizigo ya mguu.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

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