swell

US /swɛl/

UK /swel/

B1

verb

  • To feel overcome due to a strong emotion
  • To increase in size or number larger than normal
  • To become larger than normal, often due to injury

noun

  • Being overcome from feeling a strong emotion
  • Act of growing in size or increasing in number
  • The size of the waves (surfing)

Examples

The boat rose and fell with the swell.

The Atlantic swell surged up under them.