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Meaning of "overswollen" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERSWOLLEN

overswollen  [ˌəʊvəˈswəʊlən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERSWOLLEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overswollen is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OVERSWOLLEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overswollen in the English dictionary

The definition of overswollen in the dictionary is too swollen; flooding.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERSWOLLEN


Angolan
æŋˈɡəʊlən
colon
ˈkəʊlən
holon
ˈhəʊlən
Nolan
ˈnəʊlən
semicolon
ˌsɛmɪˈkəʊlən
solan
ˈsəʊlən
Solon
ˈsəʊlən
stolen
ˈstəʊlən
stollen
ˈstəʊlən
stolon
ˈstəʊlən
swollen
ˈswəʊlən
Tusculan
ˈtʌskjʊlən
unswollen
ʌnˈswəʊlən
woollen
ˈwʊlən
Zabulon
ˈzæbjʊlən
Zebulun
ˈzɛbjʊlən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERSWOLLEN

oversubscribe
oversubscribed
oversubscription
oversubtle
oversubtlety
oversuds
oversup
oversupplied
oversupplies
oversupply
oversure
oversuspicious
oversway
oversweet
oversweeten
oversweetness
overswell
overswim
overswing
overt

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERSWOLLEN

Allen
befallen
Bog of Allen
chopfallen
crestfallen
Cullen
Enniskillen
fallen
fluellen
food pollen
Hellen
Llangollen
Lough Allen
McKellen
mullen
pollen
Sankt Gallen
sullen
unfallen
Van Allen

Synonyms and antonyms of overswollen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overswollen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERSWOLLEN

Find out the translation of overswollen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overswollen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overswollen» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

overswollen
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

overswollen
570 millions of speakers

English

overswollen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overswollen
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

overswollen
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

overswollen
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

overswollen
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overswollen
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

overswollen
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melampaui batas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

overswollen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

overswollen
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

overswollen
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overswollen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

overswollen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overswollen
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओव्हरवॉल्लेन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

overswollen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

overswollen
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

overswollen
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

overswollen
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

overswollen
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

overswollen
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

overswollen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

overswollen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overswollen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overswollen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERSWOLLEN»

The term «overswollen» is barely ever used and occupies the 201.553 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERSWOLLEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overswollen» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overswollen» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overswollen

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERSWOLLEN»

Discover the use of overswollen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overswollen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Lectura Dantis: Purgatorio
XIII, 136–138) But Dante's words in the previous canto are no less clear: “Your truthful speech has filled my soul with sound humility, abating my overswollen pride.” (Purg. XI, 118–119) This is Dante's reply to Oderisi's speech chastising human ...
Allen Mandelbaum, Anthony Oldcorn, Charles Ross, 2008
2
The Florist, Fruitist, and Garden Miscellany
it; its aspect is therefore north-east, in an inclosed garden. It has much overswollen the Briar at the point of union. It is 5J inches in girth at 7 feet high, and is 27 feet 7 inches in full height. It is in the shape of a fan, and is a very pretty tree.
‎1859
3
Enchantment: On Charisma and the Sublime in the Arts of the West
He's scornful of her big, overswollen ego and her big overswollen movie ideas. But he'll scavenge off her leavings. In this dark agon of classic against postclassic Hollywood, the greater existence snuffs out the life of the smaller, shortly before ...
C. Stephen Jaeger, 2012
4
The American Synagogue: A Sanctuary Transformed
8 "Runaway development" was not prevented and the congregational crisis of the 1970s was intensified by the sense of impersonality that characterized more and more "overswollen" Reform temples. It became clear that where the quality of ...
Jack Wertheimer, 2003
5
The Library quarterly
We have hardly yet begun to give thought to the menace of overswollen card catalogs, although in some respects it is even more serious. More books mean only more room : more cards mean not only more room but also a continual servicing ...
‎1943
6
France in the new century: portrait of a changing society
THE MALAISE OF THE OVERSWOLLEN UNIVERSITIES 'The lycées and universities are badly adapted to each other,' said one Paris professor in 1997. ' The bac has become a monstrous machine, chuming out its thousands — but what are ...
John Ardagh, 2001
7
On Early English Pronunciation, with Especial Reference to ...
My collections have not been made with suflicient care to give a full account of Shakspere's metres, which would have also required more space than could be given to it in a work already overswollen. My attention has been chiefly directed to ...
Alexander John Ellis, Francis James Child, William Salesbury, 1871
8
The Rotarian
The overswollen federal tariff is in course of downward revision, though somewhat slowly. Costs of production have been reduced, and the cost of living correspondingly. BHE trade balance, which in 1929-30, in merchandise only, stood at ...
9
The Works of Walter Scott, Esq
The earl of Douglas now attained the high dignity of lieutenant-general of the hingdom, and having the universal management of state affairs, failed not to use his influence for the advancement of the overswollen importance of his house.
Walter Scott, 1830
10
On Early English Pronunciation: On the pronunciation of the ...
My collections have not been made with sufficient care to give a full account of Shakspere's metres, which would have also required more space than could be given to it in a work already overswollen. My attention has been chiefly directed to ...
Alexander John Ellis, William Salesbury, Johann Andreas Schmeller, 1869

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERSWOLLEN»

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Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible
He is just another actor that has let fame and fortune get to his overswollen head and people are tired of it. I have no desire to see any of his ... «AOL Canada, Dec 08»

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« EDUCALINGO. Overswollen [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/overswollen>. Apr 2024 ».
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